Saturday, March 14, 2009

Defiance

My grandfather was only 13 years old when the Nazies and their helpers attacked his villege in Belorussia and killed 99% of my family and his villege. 
After this, instead of going to school, playing with friends, and imagining what he will do as a grown up, my grandfather was living in the woods, trying to survive from one day to the other. As a part of his survival efforts, he joined the Bielskies and inside the group, he joined the fighters. He wasn't with them all the time because he was afraid of being a part of a big group, but he did find a shalter there, which definately helped him survive the 4 years of death horror.
When I was 12 years old, my grandparents took me to Belarussia to see everything. 
I saw the villeges and the forests and I have many stories from there. 
One view that is burned inside my head is the long-long rows of short green hills. 

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