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'''''The Bielski Brothers''''' is a book by |
'''''The Bielski Brothers''''' is a book by Peter Duffy published in 2003. It tells the a story of Tuvia, Zusia, and Asael Bielski, three Jewish brothers who established a large [[Partisan (military)|partisan]] camp in the forests of [[Belarus]] during [[World War II]], and so saved 1,200 Jews while fighting the [[Nazi]] forces. |
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At the end of the war, with [[Soviet]] control of [[Belarus]] becoming increasingly oppressive, Tuvia Bielski and his remaining brothers fled to [[Romania]], traveling on to [[British Mandate of Palestine|Mandatory Palestine]] and eventually to the [[United States]]. One brother, Asael, had been drafted into the Soviet Red Army and was killed in action at Königsberg in 1944. |
At the end of the war, with [[Soviet]] control of [[Belarus]] becoming increasingly oppressive, Tuvia Bielski and his remaining brothers fled to [[Romania]], traveling on to [[British Mandate of Palestine|Mandatory Palestine]] and eventually to the [[United States]]. One brother, Asael, had been drafted into the Soviet Red Army and was killed in action at Königsberg in 1944. |
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* Peter Duffy, ''The Bielski Brothers : The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews'', Harper Perennial, 2004, ISBN 0-06-093553-7 |
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Revision as of 21:38, 25 November 2008
- This is an article about a book. For the Jewish partian group it describes, see Bielski partisans.
The Bielski Brothers is a book by Peter Duffy published in 2003. It tells the a story of Tuvia, Zusia, and Asael Bielski, three Jewish brothers who established a large partisan camp in the forests of Belarus during World War II, and so saved 1,200 Jews while fighting the Nazi forces.
At the end of the war, with Soviet control of Belarus becoming increasingly oppressive, Tuvia Bielski and his remaining brothers fled to Romania, traveling on to Mandatory Palestine and eventually to the United States. One brother, Asael, had been drafted into the Soviet Red Army and was killed in action at Königsberg in 1944.
Criticism
The Peter Duffy's book received a lot of critical reviews from Polish readers. Many, but not all, of those reviews came from extreme right-wing and/or antisemitic circles. After removing the rhetoric, main points raised are [1]:
- The repeating the myth about supposed Bór-Komorowski order which allegedly mandated Polish underground to kill off Jewish partisans (this allegations is probably based on order nr. 116, which called for extermination of criminal groups and protecting local population).
- Avoiding the reference to massacre in Naliboki, where supposedly participated Bielski's partisans.
- Not concentrating enough on the question of securing food from local population. (P.Duffy however describes several allegations made against Bielski brothers)
- Accusing Armia Krajowa of being ally of German occupiers.
See also
References
- Peter Duffy, The Bielski Brothers : The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews, Harper Perennial, 2004, ISBN 0-06-093553-7
- ^ Template:En icon Mark Paul (2006). "Tangled Web: Polish-Jewish relation in Wartime Northeastern Poland and the Aftermath" (PDF). Canadian Polish Congress. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
Further reading
- Nechama Tec, Defiance: The Bielski Partisans, Oxford University Press, 1994, ISBN 0-19-509390-9
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