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against the Germans and their local collaborators. The Avengers were one of four predominantly Jewish groups that operated within the command of the Soviet-led partisans. A log of partisan activity recorded that 30 fighters from "Avengers" and "To Victory" partisan groups participated in the massacre
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and argued that it was best to die fighting. Nobody at that time knew for certain of more than local killings, and many received the manifesto with skepticism. For others, this proclamation represented a turning point in an understanding of the situation and how to respond to it. The idea of
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Porat, pp. 245–250. "Criticism centered around the harsh, inhumane terms Kovner used to depict the Egyptians, calling them vipers or packs of Nile dogs with dull stupid eyes, whose blood would fill the dry wadi, and whose bodies would serve as food for
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prisoners held in Allied POW camps. In pursuit of Plan A, members of the group were infiltrated into water and sewage plants in several cities, while Kovner went to Palestine in search of a suitable poison. Kovner discussed Nakam with
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To surrender—so long as the body still lives and the last remaining bullet continues to breathe in its magazine— 'tis a disgrace! To emerge to the invader's captivity—'tis a disgrace and a death!
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in the city's suburbs. He soon returned to the ghetto. Kovner concluded that in order for any revolt to be successful, a Jewish resistance fighting force needed to be assembled.
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as well as in HaShomer HaTzair, but never took on a formal political role. He played a major part in the design and construction of several Holocaust museums, including the
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resistance was disseminated from Vilnius by youth movement couriers, mainly women, to the ghettos from the now occupied territories of Poland, Belarus and Lithuania.
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in Tel Aviv. He died in 1987 (aged 69) of laryngeal cancer, perhaps due to his lifelong heavy smoking, at his home in Ein HaHoresh. He was survived by his wife
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leaders, though it is not clear how much he told them, and he does not seem to have received much support. According to Kovner's own account,
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From September 1943 until the return of the Soviet army in July 1944, Kovner, along with his lieutenants
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in December 1947, and soon after Israel declared independence in May 1948 he became a captain in the
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Shai Lavi (2005). ""The Jews are Coming": Vengeance and Revenge in post-Nazi Europe".
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Chronicles of the Vilna Ghetto: wartime photographs & documents – vilnaghetto.com
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Street. While pursuing his studies, Abba became an active member in the socialist
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Michal Arbell (2012). "Abba Kovner: The Ritual Function of His Battle Missives".
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In April 1946, members of Nakam broke into a bakery used to supply bread for the
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At the end of the war, Kovner was one of the founders of the secret organization
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Avivai Becker, "The battle still rages – the story of an Israeli war survivor",
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Marcin Masłowski, Tomasz Patora, "Nasz Bóg ich zgubi", Gazeta Wyborcza, 2/6/7
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Kovner's story is the basis for the song "Six Million Germans / Nakam", by
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garrison of cowardice for surrendering to an overwhelming Egyptian force.
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from the Soviets. All Jews were ordered by the occupiers to move into the
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At the start of 1942, Kovner released a manifesto in the ghetto, titled "
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identified the German plan to murder all Jews. His attempt to organize a
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approved when he pitched Plan B and put him in touch with the scientist
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occupied Vilnius in July 1944, Kovner became one of the founders of the
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Kovner testified about his experiences during the war at the trial of
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Lithuanian-Israeli poet, writer, and partisan leader (1918–1987)
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Abba Kovner - World War II Partisan and Founder of The Avengers
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Recipients of Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works
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movement, helping Jews escape Eastern Europe after the war.
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one year later. Considered one of the greatest authors of
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before he could successfully carry out his plans. He made
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From 1946 to his death, Kovner was a resident of Kibbutz
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The Fall of a Sparrow: The Life and Times of Abba Kovner
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Israeli military personnel of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
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