Chasia Bornstein-Bielicka

Life & Legacy

Chasia Bornstein-Bielicka (Hebrew: חסיה בורנשטין-ביליצקה; January 16, 1921 – July 15, 2012) was a member of Hashomer Hatzair, who took part in the underground Jewish resistance in the Grodno and Białystok ghettos during the German occupation of Poland during the Nazi era. After the war, she ran a home for surviving Jewish children, with whom she immigrated to Israel, and then helped found Kibbutz Lehavot HaBashan. She wrote about her experiences in her book One of the Few: A Resistance Fighter and Educator.