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)
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