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Language
English — USSubject
- History
- Social Studies
Grade
9–12- Resistance
- The Holocaust
- Genocide
Overview
These video testimonies, interview transcripts, and primary source documents provide a window into the lives of the Jewish partisans—the women and men who fought in organized resistance groups across Europe during World War II.
Students are encouraged to use the resources here and on the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation website to curate a museum exhibition dedicated to the Jewish partisans. See our lesson Creating Student Projects to implement this project-based learning activity in your classroom. Once students are assigned a partisan, they can begin exploring!
Materials and Downloads
Documents
Jewish Partisans in the Resistance
Resistance Is...
Frank Blaichman’s Biography

Ethical Dilemmas in a Time of Genocide

Jewish Life in Poland Before the Holocaust

The Holocaust in Poland

Jewish Partisans in Occupied Poland

Vitka Kempner’s Biography

Leaving Home

Resistance in the Vilna Ghetto

The Role of Gender Among the Partisans

Joining the FPO

Jewish Life in Lithuania Before the Holocaust

The Holocaust in Lithuania

Jewish Partisans in Lithuania

Sonia Orbuch’s Biography

Sara Fortis’s Biography

Sara Trains Her Army of Women

The Importance of the Partisans

The Partisans of Evia

Call Me Captain Sarika

Protecting the Girls from the Men

The Women Partisans Burn Down a House

Jewish Life in Greece Before the Holocaust

The Holocaust in Greece

Jewish Partisans in Greece

Bielski Brothers’ Biography

The Vilna Ghetto Manifesto

Jewish Life in Belarus Before the Holocaust

The Holocaust in Belarus

Jewish Partisans in Belarus

Media Resources
Life in the Forest

Power and Responsibility

Protecting Jews

Joining the Partisans

Partisan Life

Life on the Front Lines

Killed as a Fighter, Not Because I Am a Jew

Jewish Partisan Frank Blaichman

Partisan Sonia Orbuch after World War II

Vitka Kempner and Fellow Jewish Partisans

Jewish Partisan Sara Fortis

Jewish Partisan Tuvia Bielski

Jewish Partisan Zus Bielski

Tuvia Bielski Saving Jewish Lives

The Bielski Brothers: An Introduction

Importance of Arms

Will to Survive

Thwarting the Nazis

Every Day the Impossible: Jewish Women in the Partisans

Living and Surviving in the Partisans: Medicine

Living and Surviving in the Partisans: Shelter

Living and Surviving in the Partisans: Winter Night

Living and Surviving in the Partisans: Food

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