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During Passover of 1943, Jewish partisan Faye Schulman observed the holiday by eating only potatoes. This was a risky act, as she had to constantly hide her Jewish identity from the others in the group. If they suspected she was trying to keep kosher, the antisemitic members of the group may have killed her or thrown out of the Molotova Brigade.

Faye (pictured in the leopard skin coat), is the only known Jewish partisan photographer. We feature her photographs in our virtual exhibit Pictures Resistance: The Wartime Photography of Jewish Partisan Faye Schulman:

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Jewish partisan Norman Salsitz organized an escape group of 55 people and fled from the ghetto into the surrounding forest. Norman went on to help save the city of Krakow and its inhabitants from German destruction. 

Disguised as a Polish officer, he infiltrated the headquarters of a company that installed explosives around Krakow, and planned to detonate them upon German retreat.With the help of a woman who eventually became his wife, he located the blueprints for the network of explosives, and helped the Polish army locate and diffuse the bombs. 

Learn more about Norman Salsitz (z''l), born May 6, 1920, here: http://jewishpartisans.org/normansalsitzblog#Jewishpartisans

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Jack Kakis escaped from the labor camp where he was imprisoned in German-occupied Greece and joined the Partisans in Athens. From there, Kakis joined the formidable National Liberation Front (EAM) where he commanded a machine gun regiment, providing cover for espionage and sabotage missions. One of his group's main accomplishments was preventing German trains traveling through Greece from reaching Rommel's troops in North Africa. After the liberation of Greece in 1944, Jack was awarded several medals for his service during WWII, including the medal for Bravery Under Duress. Jack was born on April 26th, 1920 in Thessaloniki, Greece. You can read more about Jack: Here

Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors