false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172696686m/209016.jpg 209016 6 In 1941, three brothers witnessed their parents and two other siblings being led away to their eventual murders. It was a grim scene that would,of course, be repeated endlessly throughout the war. Instead of running or giving in to despair, these brothers -- Tuvia, Zus, and Asael Bielski -- fought back, waging a guerrilla war of wits against the Nazis. By using their intimate knowledge of the dense forests surrounding the Belarusan towns of Novogrudek and Lida, the Bielskis evaded the Nazis and established a hidden base camp, then set about convincing other Jews to join their ranks. As more and more Jews arrived each day, a robust community began to emerge, a "Jerusalem in the woods." After two and a half years in the woods, in July 1944, the Bielskis learned that the Germans, overrun by the Red Army, were retreating back toward Berlin. More than one thousand Bielski Jews emerged -- alive -- on that final, triumphant exit from the woods. 202298 2003 The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews total:167|5:52|4:71|3:35|2:7|1:2| 167 665 406 48 5 1 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 20:03:54 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 20:57:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 08:12:46 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 16:41:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 18:12:14 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 17:37:28 -0800 2009 It blows me away that they could pull something that huge off (don't want to say anything that might ruin the story). One thing that did bother me about the ...more...]]> 4 0 true false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 05:36:31 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 05:55:24 -0700 2009 When the war ended, about 1200 Jews came out of the woods.
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