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Members of a Polish family who hid a Jewish girl on their farm. Zyrardow, Poland, 1941-1942.
A group of children who were sheltered in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, a town in southern France. Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, August 1942.
Photograph of a group of Jewish partisans. Sumsk, Poland, date uncertain.
Jewish partisans, including a song and dance group, in the Naroch forest in Belorussia. In addition to armed resistance, Jewish resistance also focused on spiritual resistance—the attempt to preserve traditions and culture. Soviet Union, 1943.
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