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Rescue and Resistance - Photograph

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Polish family who hid a Jewish girl

Members of a Polish family who hid a Jewish girl on their farm.

Members of a Polish family who hid a Jewish girl on their farm. Zyrardow, Poland, 1941-1942.

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Children who were sheltered in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon

A group of children who were sheltered in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, a town in southern France.

A group of children who were sheltered in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, a town in southern France. Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, August 1942.

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A group of Jewish partisans

A group of Jewish partisans. Sumsk, Poland, date uncertain.

Photograph of a  group of Jewish partisans. Sumsk, Poland, date uncertain.

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Jewish partisans in the Naroch forest

Jewish partisans, including a song and dance group, in the Naroch forest in Belorussia.

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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