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Aron Bell, last of the Bielski brothers whose famed brigade saved 1,200 Jews, dies at 98

JL;DR SUMMARY Aron Bell, the last surviving member of the Bielski brothers, passed away at 98. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryHolocaustWorld War IiRescueBelarusDefianceTuvia BielskiAron BellBielski BrothersBielski Brigade

Places mentioned

Novogrudok, Hrodna, Belarus
"After the German army arrived in Stankiewicze in July 1941, the towns Jews were imprisoned in the Novogrudok ghetto."
Lublin, Poland
"Following the war, Bell immigrated to British Mandate Palestine and served in the army during Israels War of Independence in 1948."
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
"A decades-long resident of Palm Beach, Florida, Bell also frequently spoke to schoolchildren about his experiences during the Holocaust, and wrote two books, including Forest Scout: Reminiscences and Between Hitler and Stalin."

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