Lilka bielski biography of nancy

“Becoming Bielski” is the inspiring true story of Tuvia, Zus and Asael Bielski, three Jewish brothers who refused to succumb to the hopeless circumstances of the Holocaust and took their fate into their own hands.

They fled to the forests of Western Belarus to form an armed brigade, chose Tuvia as their commander, and could never have imagined the incredible feats of survival they were about to achieve.

The Bielskis welcomed all Jews to join them in the woods, especially those who were too weak to defend themselves.

As more people arrived over a period of three years, the group grew into a small village that came to be known as Shtetl Bielski. Whatever needs they had for survival, they found ways to fulfill with tenacity and their bare hands.

They built underground bunkers, a hospital, a school, a bakery, a bathhouse and even a theater.

They conducted sabotage missions against Nazi infrastructure and took revenge on neighboring peasants who were known to collaborate with the Ge