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Abba Kovner (Resister) Born:1918 Died:1987 Born In: Sebastopol, Russia

Abba Kovner was a commander of the partisan underground organization, and founder of the “Breha” (escape). Abba Kovner was also a poet and writer, and also an activist in Israel’s culture and public life. At a very young age Abba Kovner became trainee in the Hashomer Hatzair Youth Movement.

After June 1941, Kovner hid with a few friends temporarily in a Dominican convent in the city suburb. But, after Abba Kovner returned to the ghetto and became aware of the killing of thousands of Jews, Abba Kovner expressed the idea of revolt and began to build a Jewish force to fight against the Nazis.

Abba Kovner is a Rescuer because when Abba Kovner returned to the ghetto he became aware of the killing of the thousands of Jews, and Abba Kovner started a revolt and began to build a Jewish force to fight against the Nazis.

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