Bielski

Bielski is a Polish spelling of the Slavic surname Belsky. The Lithuanized form is Bielskis/Bielskiene/Bielskyte, Latvian: Beslkis.

Notable people with the surname include:

World War II partisans

• Bielski partisans , a World War II Jewish partisan group in German-occupied Poland led by four brothers:
  • Tuvia Bielski (1906-1987), a Jewish partisan of the Second World War and leader of the Bielski partisans; oldest of the four brothers
  • Asael Bielski (1908-1945), second oldest of the four brothers
  • Alexander Zeisal Bielski (nicknamed "Zus") (1912-1995), second youngest of the four brothers
  • Aron Bielski (born 1927), youngest of the four brothers

Media about the partisans

• The Bielski Brothers (book), a biography of the Bielski partisans written by Peter Duffy
• Defiance (2008 film), a film adaptation of Nechama Tec's eponymous book
• Defiance: The Bielski Partisans, a book about the Bielski partisans written by Nechama Tec

Others

• Adi Bielski (born 1982), Israeli theatre and film actress
• Joan Bielski, (1923 – 2012), Australian activist
• Marcin Bielski (1495-1575), a Polish chronicler of the 16th Century
• Ze'ev Bielski (born 1949), Israeli Knesset Member and former chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel
• Dick Bielski (born 1932), American NFL football professional player and coach

See also

• Bielsk County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland)
• Bielsko County, in Silesian Voivodeship (south Poland), the county seat being Bielsko-Biała
• Belsky (surname)