Person · resistance fighter
Szmuel Rajzner
Szmuel Rajzner
Fifteen-year-old resistance fighter who shot Nazis near a fire engine.
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... While the struggle was taking place in the Judenrat
gardens, a group of Nazis entered the ghetto streets
with a fire engine to put out the blaze near the ghetto
fence. From the windows and attics, the resistance
fighters immediately started shooting, causing confu-
sion and panic in the Nazi ranks. Two daring 15-year-
old friends, Szmuel Rajzner and Nochum Kozak hid in
an attic at 12 Czepla Street. They killed two Nazis
standing near the fire engine with well-aimed shots. ...Connected nodes
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12 Czepla Street
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Refoel Rajzner
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Jewish hospital
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Dr. Segal
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Chawe Chalef
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Abrasza Galter
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Welwel Wolkowiski
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13 Czepla street
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Nochum Kozak
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12 Czepla Street
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Szmuel Rajzner and Nochum Kozak hid in an attic at 12 Czepla Street