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Zus bielski After the Germans killed their parents and two brothers in the Nowogrodek ghetto in December , three surviving brothers of the Bielski family—Tuvia (–), Asael (–), and Zus (–)—established a partisan group. Initially, the Bielski brothers attempted only to save their own lives and those of their family members.

Alexander Zeisal Bielski

Leader of the Bielski partisans (–)

Alexander Zeisal Bielski

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Born()19 October

Stankiewicze, near Navahrudak, Russian Empire

Died18 August () (aged&#;82)

Brooklyn, United States

Other&#;namesZus Bielski
Known&#;forBielski partisans
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RelativesTuvia 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.

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    • In July , a German army unit arrived in Stankiewicze, and Jewish residents were moved to the Nowogródek ghetto. 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.

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    The four Bielski brothers managed to flee to the nearby forest. Their parents, two of their brothers and other family members, including Rifka and Zus' wife and child, were killed in the ghetto on December 8,

    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. 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 ().

    Tuvia and zus bielski brothers Tuvia was the son of David and Beila Bielski, who had 12 children: 10 boys and two girls. Tuvia was the third eldest. His brothers Asael, Alexander ("Zus") and Aron were later to become members of his partisan group. In , Bielski was recruited into the Polish Army, where he eventually became a corporal in the 30th Infantry Battalion.

    References

    1. ^ abTec, Nechama (). Defiance; the Bielski Partisan. New York: Oxford University Press. p.&#;
    2. ^Tec, Nechama (). Defiance: The Bielski Partisans.

      Tuvia and zus bielski brothers movie The four Bielski brothers, Tuvia, Alexander (also known as "Zus"), Asael, and Aron, fled into the nearby forests after their parents and other family members had been killed in the ghetto on 8 December In the spring of , together with 13 ghetto neighbors, they formed the nucleus of a partisan combat unit.

      Oxford University Press US. pp.&#;25– ISBN&#;.

    3. ^ abc"Alexander Z. Bielski, 83, a Guerrilla Fighter Who Harried Nazis and Saved Jews, Is Dead". The New York Times. 23 August Retrieved 1 April
    4. ^Children of the Otriad (c) Paramount Pictures Corporation, included in the special features on the DVD Defiance