Chaim Meir Chodosh | |
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 Chodosh after WWII | |
| Born | April 1, 1904 |
| Died | November 24, 1996 (age 92) |
| Nationality | Jewish |
| Occupation(s) | Partisan leader, entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Luba Alperovitch |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Refused Hero of the Soviet Union award |
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Chaim Meir Chodosh (Yiddish: חיים מאיר חדש; Russian: Хаим Меир Ходош; 1904–1996) was a Jewish partisan[1] who helped lead resistance efforts in the Minsk Region during the Holocaust, saving hundreds of Jews by guiding them into the forests. After the war, he became a leader in the Ziegenhain DP camp,[2] Kassel DP camp,[3] and Landsberg DP camp.[4]
Due to his hatred of communism, he refused the Hero of the Soviet Union award after the war, choosing instead to immigrate to the United States.
- ^ "Sowjetische Partisanen in Weißrußland: SR, April 2006". www.ruf.rice.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ For more information about the Ziegenhain camp: "Ziegenhain Displaced Persons Camp". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ For more info: "Kassel Displaced Persons Camp". DP Camps. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ For more information about the Landsberg camp: "Landsberg Displaced Persons Camp". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved November 17, 2024.