The “Big Hunt” for partisans Paula Burger By the summer of 1943, the Bielski detachment has grown to some 750 people. As more Jews realize escape is their only chance of survival, they flee from the nearby ghettos and make their way to the group in the Naliboki forest...
Jerusalem in the forest Paula Burger Back in their old camp, the Bielski group continues to grow. As the Germans liquidate ghettos in the east, some Jews manage to escape and seek refuge in the forests. During this period, the Bielskis establish a more permanent base...
Novogrudek ghetto: murder and escape Paula Burger Thousands of Jews from surrounding towns and villages are brought to the Novogrudek ghetto, where they live under abominable conditions. In anticipation of further massacres, many flee from the ghetto into the forest....
“Black Monday” in Novogrudek Paula Burger Paula’s father, Wolf Koladicki, is well-connected throughout the area and often learns of Nazi roundups in advance. The family moves from place to place, hiding and resurfacing. One freezing night in early December 1941, Wolf...
The Bielski partisans Paula Burger Wolf Koladicki meets Paula and Isaac at a farm within the forest. He has joined a group of Jewish partisans formed by brothers Tuvia, Asael, Alexander (Zus), and Aharon Bielski. Under the Nazi occupation, numerous partisan groups...
