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He was born in 1918, in Sebastopol, Russia. In his childhood he loved Art, so he went to the University of Vilna to study as an art student. He eventually found his passion for poetry and instead studied that. In his high school years he spent his days in Vilna with a resistance group.

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Abba Kovner trained people and made an army to get ready to fight. On July 7, 1944, he brought his red army, and they fought in the city of Vilna. On July 13, 1944, they beat the Nazis, and got Vilna back. Ha-Shomer ha-Tsair also were Partisans. They would hide in the woods, and harm any Germans that crossed them.

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Abba Kovner resisted by writing. Because he loved poetry, he wrote poems to others, telling them, and updating people about what the Nazis were doing.

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He was in a resistance group named Ha-Shomer ha-Tsair. They would sneak through the sewers or in coffins. They would do this to deliver weapons to the Jews. The bombs that Abba gave them were manufactured by himself.

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"Jewish youth! Do not trust those who are trying to deceive you. Hitler plans to destroy all the Jews of Europe…We will not be led like sheep to the slaughter! True, we are weak and defenseless, but the only reply to the murderer is revolt! Brothers! Better to fall as free fighters than to live by the mercy of the murderers. Arise! Arise with your last breath!" He is telling everyone to stay strong, and not be known as people unwilling to fight back. He wants them to be known as people who die while fighting instead of being killed by the Nazis, without fighting back.

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This is Abba Kovner as a kid. He went to school before the Holocaust started. He also played games and had friends like a normal boy.

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Abba Kovner also resisted with the Jewish Avengers. He was their leader that helped them fight. This team was not very successful with there mission, of killing Nazis. A man on the Avengers caused 2,200 Germans to get poisoned, but none of them died.

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Abba Kovner died at the age of 69, due to laryngeal cancer. This was because he was a heavy smoker. He had to leave his wife and two kids. He left with many accomplishments that have showed Jews are strong people that can fight, and will win.

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Zot Nit Keynmol (Song of the Warsaw Ghetto)

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Abba Kovner | Holocaust Encyclopedia

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Jewish avengers unapologetic for targeting Nazis after WWII