04827nam 22009495 450 991078145140332120240130070516.01-61811-121-310.1515/9781618111210(CKB)2550000000064411(EBL)3110424(SSID)ssj0000565375(PQKBManifestationID)12252690(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000565375(PQKBWorkID)10533135(PQKB)11600138(DE-B1597)541142(OCoLC)769190209(DE-B1597)9781618111210(MiAaPQ)EBC3110424(EXLCZ)99255000000006441120191221d2010 fg engur|n|---|||||txtccrA Partisan from Vilna /Rachel MargolisBoston, MA :Academic Studies Press,[2010]©20101 online resource (520 p.)Jews of PolandDescription based upon print version of record.1-934843-91-1 Frontmatter --TABLE OF CONTENTS --ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS /Margolis, Marjorie --INTRODUCTION /Polonsky, Antony --LALECZKA (YEARS 1927-1931) --THE GATEWAY TO HELL --GHETTO --PARTISANS --AFTERWORD /Margolis, Marjorie --ILLUSTRATIONS --INDEX OF NAMES --GEOGRAPHICAL INDEXA Partisan of Vilna is the memoir of Rachel Margolis, the sole survivor of her family, who escaped from the Vilna Ghetto with other members of the FPO (United Partisan Organization) resistance movement and joined the Soviet partisans in the forests of Lithuania to sabotage the Nazis. Beginning with an account of Rachel's life as a precocious, privileged girl in pre-war Vilna, it goes on to detail life in the Vilna Ghetto, including the development of the FPO and its struggles against the Nazis. Finally, the book chronicles the escape of a group of FPO members into the forest of Belarus, where Rachel became a partisan fighter. Rather than "keep house" back at their bunker like other female partisans, Rachel demanded assignments to active duty alongside the men. Going on military assignments, she burned down a bridge, blew up railroad tracks, and helped bring in food supplies for her fellow partisans. The book opens with an introductory essay by renowned historian Antony Polonsky.Jews of PolandFareyniḳṭe parṭizaner organizatsye (Vilnius, Lithuania) -- BiographyMargolis, RaḥelWomen guerrillas -- Belarus -- BiographyWomen guerrillas -- Lithuania -- BiographyWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, JewishWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, LithuanianWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- BelarusWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- LithuaniaWomen guerrillasUnderground movementsLithuaniaBiographyWomen guerrillasUnderground movementsBelarusBiographyWorld War, 1939-1945LithuaniaPersonal narratives, LithuanianWorld War, 1939-1945BelarusPersonal narratives, JewishWorld War, 1939-1945VilniusLithuaniaBiographyWorld War, 1939-1945Jewish womenHistory & ArchaeologyHILCCHistory - GeneralHILCCBiographies.lcgftFareyniḳṭe parṭizaner organizatsye (Vilnius, Lithuania) -- Biography.Margolis, Raḥel.Women guerrillas -- Belarus -- Biography.Women guerrillas -- Lithuania -- Biography.World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Lithuanian.World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Belarus.World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Lithuania.Women guerrillasUnderground movementsWomen guerrillasUnderground movementsWorld War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945Jewish womenHistory & ArchaeologyHistory - General940.54864793Margolis Rachelauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.1493549Jackson Piotrow F1493550Polonsky Antony539578DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910781451403321A Partisan from Vilna3716560UNINA