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Alexander Pechersky (Resister) Alexander Pechersky was born in the Ukraine in 1909. He died in 1990 in Rostor simply of old age. Alexander started to practice the Jewish faith at an early age and continued on throughout his life. In June 1941 he was chosen to be part of the Soviet Red Army as an officer. Later that year in October, Alexander was called up to fight when the Germans attacked the Soviet Union. Not long after starting, he was taken as a prisoner of the Germans. After a failed attempt to escape the Germans, they discovered that he was Jewish and he was sent to Minsk camp, but was then transferred to Sobibor extermination camp in 1943.

As an officer, the camp chose him to lead them in an uprising of escaping the camp and a hopeful killing of the SS officers and Ukrainian guards in charge. For this uprising they called themselves “The Underground Committee” and they planned a revolt against the camp. However this is not an easy task, and as the leader Alexander had to be sure that it went smoothly, a lot of pressure was on him to be the hero of the camp. The revolt took place on October 14th 1943, and through minor issues in the plot, it turned out very well. Alexander and The Underground Committee killed 11 SS men and Ukrainian guards in the process and as a result helped 300 Jews escape. You see, Alexander Pechersky is a resister, with the help of other people with armed forces he opposed the actions of the Nazis by revolting strongly against them. This label is appropriate because although he was put through harsh environments, he still fought back. He took a chance for the wellbeing of himself and others. This revolt impacted the Nazis because it almost alarmed them that there were people smart enough, and strong enough to escape the camps. Alexander was a resister because he was good enough to oppose the Nazis during the brutal environment of the Holocaust.

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