Bielski

Bielski is a Polish spelling of a Slavic surname. Notable people with the surname include:

World War II partisans

• Bielski partisans, a World War II Jewish partisan group in German-occupied Poland led by four brothers:
  • Tuvia Bielski, a Jewish partisan of the Second World War and leader of the Bielski partisans; oldest of the four brothers
  • Asael Bielski, second oldest of the four brothers
  • Alexander Zeisal Bielski (nicknamed "Zus"), second youngest of the four brothers
  • Aron Bielski, youngest of the four brothers

Media about the partisans

• The Bielski Brothers (book), a biography of the Bielski partisans written by Peter Duffy
• Defiance (2008 film), a film adaptation of Nechama Tec's eponymous book
• Defiance: The Bielski Partisans, a book about the Bielski partisans written by Nechama Tec

Others

• Adi Bielski, Israeli theatre and film actress
• Marcin Bielski, a Polish chronicler of the 16th Century
• Ze'ev Bielski, Israeli Knesset Member and former chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel

See also

• Bielsk County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland)
• Bielsko County, in Silesian Voivodeship (south Poland), the county seat being Bielsko-Biała
• Belsky (surname)