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Their first mission went extremely well by distracting the enemies with Molotov cocktails. Impressed by their skills, the male fighters invited all the female groups to join in many missions. They burned down houses, executed Nazi collaborators, and aided the men in a way no group females had before.

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Sara Fortis - The women partisans burn down a house

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Women found it unfair that men were taking credit for the work they had accomplished. Often the women were forced to sleep next to the men and Sara constantly worried about the women’s safety.

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Sara Fortis - Protecting the women from the men

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Watch short documentary films narrated by Ed Asner, Tova Feldshuh, Larry King, and Liev Schreiber made from from a collection of 50 original interviews with surviving Jewish partisans shot all over the world.

Witness the Jewish partisans' stories of endurance, victory, and struggle against the Nazis and their collaborators during World War II. Each 3-24 minute film tells a true tale of survival and courage from actual partisans. Films are also available on DVD: please email dvd@jewishpartisans.org for more information.

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Watch short documentary films narrated by Ed Asner, Tova Feldshuh, Larry King, and Liev Schreiber made from from a collection of 50 original interviews with surviving Jewish partisans shot all over the world. Witness the Jewish partisans' stories of endurance, victory, and struggle against the Nazis and their collaborators during World War II.

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Sara became a prominent and well respected figure in the andartes movement in Greece. By age 18, she was known as ‘Kapetenissa (captain) Sarika’. The Nazis sent an informer to try and capture her, but mistakenly arrested- then brutally raped and murdered- her cousin, Medi. Vowing revenge for her family, she tracked down and executed the informer.

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Sara Fortis - Sara trains her army of women

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The male andartes were given credit for many missions the women completed, as it was unfathomable the women could accomplish such acts. Men were always seen as stronger than women.

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After the war, the andartes fell out of favor with the new Greek government. Sara was arrested, but owing to her great reputation of resisting, she was released shortly after. She then emigrated to Israel, where she met her husband and settled down.

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When it was longer safe for Jews, Sara was told to go, although the villagers agreed to hide her mom. Leaving her mother, Sara decided to become a resistance fighter. She formed a band of female partisans that became indispensable to the male fighters, transforming young village girls into women.

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Sara Fortis Sara Fortis (born 1927) is a former Greek-Israeli resistance member. During World War II, Fortis fought as part of the Greek resistance against the occupying Axis powers. She later resettled in Israel. Biography Sara Fortis was born Sarika Yehoshua in 1927 in Chalcis.[1] She was raised by her mother after her father died early in her life.

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“Strong women aren’t simply born. We are forged through the challenges of life. With each challenge we grow mentally and emotionally. We move forward with our head held high and a strength that can not be denied. A women who’s been through the storm and survived. We are warriors!” ~unknown

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Germans invaded her home town in 1941. Sara had heard about Jews in other small Greek towns being deported by the Nazis and never returning. Sara and her mother escaped to a small village of Kuturla and hid there for a short while.

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Born in Sarika Yehoshua in 1927 in Chalkis.(small town near Athens, Greece.) Sara never knew her father because he passed away when she was two months old. Sara was raised by her mother, and enjoyed her childhood with her sister. They identified as 100% Greek, but they also celebrated being Jewish by lighting candles every Friday and attending temple on holidays.