Saturday, March 1, 2025

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

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March 2024 marks the 44th Women's History Month.   JPEF's website has an extensive library of easily accessible resources and lesso...
Thursday, February 27, 2025

Jewish Partisan Walter Marx (z''l) – born February 27, 1926 – Lost His Family Home on Kristallnacht

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"I believe that the Italian partisans were very effective in pinning down a certain amount of German troops...And of course, the Italia...
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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Remembering Rae Kushner (z''l) and her Escape from the Novogrudok Ghetto

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"But he knew the way how to go in the woods. We didn't know nothing. I [was with] my sister and my father and I said to him, '…...
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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Sam Lato (z''l), born on February 24, Became a Partisan at 17

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"Whenever you went on assignment, the most dangerous part is coming back. Going there, they don’t know you're there, so you sneak i...
Friday, October 11, 2024

Spiritual Resistance on Yom Kippur - Ruth Szabo Brand (1928 - 2011)

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Ruth Szabo Brand was born in 1928 near Sighet in Northern Transylvania (Hungary). Though she lost her father at the age of three, her matern...
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Friday, September 27, 2024

Jewish partisan Charles Bedzow Fought with the Bielski Brigade

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Charles Bedzow was born Chonon Bedzowski on September 28, 1924 in the town of Lida, located in present-day Belarus. Once the Germans occup...
Monday, August 19, 2024

Featured Jewish Partisan - Brenda Senders, born on August 20th

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"You know, you were not fussy where you sleep or where you lay down, and sometimes they ask me how did you get food. You know, you go i...
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