Zus bielski biography of abraham lincoln

Leader of the Bielski partisans (–)

Alexander Zeisal Bielski
Bielski c.&#;–
Born	()19 October Stankiewicze, near Navahrudak, Russian Empire
Died	18 August () (aged&#;82) Brooklyn, United States
Other&#;names	Zus Bielski
Known&#;for	Bielski partisans
Spouses	Cyrl Borowski &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; [1] Sonia Boldo &#; (m.&#;)&#;
Children	4
Relatives	Tuvia Bielski (brother) Asael Bielski (brother) Aron Bielski (brother)

Alexander Zeisal "Zus" Bielski (19 October &#; 18 August ) was a leader of the Bielski partisans who rescued approximately 1, Jews fleeing from the Nazi Holocaust during World War II.

Biography

Alexander "Zus" Bielski was born in in the Russian Empire. He grew up in the only Jewish family in Stankiewicze. The small village in Western Belarus is located between towns of Lida and Navahrudak, both of which housed Jewish ghettoes during World War II. He was the son of David and Beila Bielski, who had twelve children: ten boys and two girls.

World War II

When Operation Barbarossa broke out, Tuvia, Zus, and Asael were called up by their army units to fight against the Nazi German occupiers. Owing to so much chaos the units disbanded. They fled to Stankiewicze,^[2] where their parents lived. In July , a German army unit arrived in Stankiewicze, and Jewish residents were moved to the Nowogródek ghetto.

Zus bielski biography of abraham lincoln author People Places Stories Recent changes. During the summer of , the Germans launched a raid of the forest and killed many partisans during this offensive. Over time, the group obtained arms and began to carry out missions against antisemitic peasants and Nazi collaborators. Following their escape from German-occupied Stankiewicze in early , the Bielski family began wandering through the nearby forests.

Zus, along with his brothers Tuvia, Asael, and Aron, managed to flee to the nearby forest after their parents and other family members were killed in the ghetto in December

Other refugees joined them and eventually formed a large partisan group. They hid in the forests of Belarus throughout World War II, led by the Bielskis.

Zus, along with his brothers Tuvia, Aron, and Asael, managed to save 1, Jews. Zus left the partisans for the Red Army for a few months. Today, the descendants of those who were saved number over 10, Zus' first wife, Cyrl Borowski,^[1] and infant daughter were murdered by the Nazis. One of the refugees Zus rescued was year-old Sonia Boldo, who he would later marry.^[3]

Later life

After the war, Zus initially moved to Israel, but he left for New York City in There, he built his wealth by owning a large fleet of taxi cabs and a trucking company with his brother Tuvia.

He died of cardiac arrest in Brooklyn at age ^[3] He and his wife Sonia had three sons: David, Jay, and Zvi. Jay served in the IDF as a volunteer during the war, and Zvi (June 1, – April 14, ) served in the Israeli paratroopers during the Lebanon incursion.

Zus bielski biography of abraham lincoln There, in the forest, collective responsibility for life itself was exercised to the ultimate degree. Today, those who were saved have over 10, offspring. Following their escape from German-occupied Stankiewicze in early , the Bielski family began wandering through the nearby forests. The Bielski partisan group was the subject of an official inquiry by the Polish Institute of National Remembrance's Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation after witnesses testified that Bielski partisans were among the perpetrators of the Naliboki massacre; however, the investigation found no conclusive evidence linking the Bielski group to the crime.

Matthew and Elan, Jay's sons, served in a Special Forces unit within the elite Israeli paratroopers.^[3][4]

Legacy

Liev Schreiber portrayed Zus Bielski in the film Defiance ().

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