Defiance: The Bielski Partisans

Defiance: The Bielski Partisans by Nechama TecThis is the remarkable story of four Jewish brothers who defied the Nazis and saved One thousand Two hundred Jews from death. See this book on Amazon »

Some of my reflections:

• The brothers had the right gifts to make it work
• Those in the ghettos pinned their hopes on being allowed to stay alive and were deterred by the pain and uncertainty of the forest. Their Nazi guards crushed their spirit and persuaded them they had no chance of survival outside of the ghetto.
• The brothers were determined not to be imprisoned. It was something outside of them that prompted them to go to the woods, but it was something inside them that lead them to lead the 1,200 for 3-4 years.
• The brothers faced seemingly insurmountable difficulties, but they overcame them each time.
• Even thought the prospects for survival were meagre, the brothers did what was right, rather than just what was expedient for their survival. They welcomed the old, the young, and the sick and they looked after them.

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