Partisan Song: A Holocaust Story of Resilience, Resistance, and Revenge

Partisan Song tells the previously untold story of Moshe Gildenman, a Jewish civil engineer and musician from Korets, Ukraine, who led a guerilla resistance movement against Nazi occupation during World War II. After Nazis murdered 2,200 Jews in his community, including his wife and daughter, Moshe escaped to the forest with his son, a nephew, and nine other Jews. Fighting under the alias Uncle Misha, he organized Uncle Misha's Jewish Group, a small brigade operating in northern Ukraine. Using only a revolver, five bullets, and a Yiddish songbook, Moshe devised intricate military missions. The group carried out more than 150 combat operations, including blowing up bridges and strategic targets. Moshe continued fighting until the war's end in Berlin. Written by James A. Grymes, author of the National Jewish Book Award-winning Violins of Hope, this account explores a lesser-known aspect of World War II, documenting Moshe's dedication to avenging his murdered family, liberating his homeland, and preserving his people's legacy through the bonds forged among his resistance fighters.