Bring Jewish Women in the Partisans to Women's History Month with JPEF's Resources

March 2024 marks the 44th Women's History Month. JPEF's website has an extensive library of easily accessible resources and lesson plans to help educators and parents teach about the history of women in the Jewish partisans.

So many brave women — young and old alike — fought back to defeat the Germans and their collaborators. JPEF is proud to share these women's stories. Please check out the following resources on our website:

* Curriculum, film, and related historical links can be found on the Women in the Partisans Resource Page.

* Everyday the Impossible: Jewish Women in the Partisans

 is a 15-minute film about the women who made up less than 10 percent of the partisans. The film introduces viewers to eight Jewish partisans as we hear their firsthand experiences from the partisan camps.

* A Partisan Returns is a riveting story of former Bielski partisan Lisa Reibel's escape from the Novogrudek ghetto, and her journey back to visit her home nearly 65 years later.

* Pictures of Resistance is JPEF's traveling photographic exhibit, showcasing pictures taken by Faye Schulman, the only known Jewish partisan photographer.

Consider reading these five excellent books about Jewish women partisans, all of which are featured on the JPEF website:

• Here, There Are No Sarahs by Sonia Orbuch
• My Life My Way by Eta Wrobel
• A Partisan’s Memoir: Woman of the Holocaust by Faye Schulman
• Essie: The True Story of a Teenage Fighter in the Bielski Partisans by Essie Shor and Andrea Zakin
• Paula's Window: Papa, the Bielski Partisans, and A Life Unexpected by Paula Burger
• Resistance and Survival: The Jewish Community in Kaunas 1941-1944 by Sara Ginaite-Rubinson
• With Courage Shall We Fight by Ralph and Albert Berger
• Never the Last Road by Mira Shelub

* Background, in-depth information, and great techniques for teaching about Jewish women partisans in your classroom is the focus of JPEF's online course, which awards CEUs.

Please be sure to visit our Jewish Partisan Community website to read the learn about the more than 40 women who fought as Jewish partisans, whose biographies we have published since 2017.