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Sara was born in 1927 in Chalkis, a small town near Athens Greece

Former Greek-Israeli resistance member

She never knew her father and was raised by her mother

Her family identified as 100% Greek, but celebrated being Jewish by lighting candles every friday and attending temples on holidays

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When Fortis escaped from the Nazis as Jews began being deported in 1941, she decided it was time to become a resistance fighter. She traveled across Greece recruiting women who wanted to fight.

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She formed a group of female partisans that fought along side the male fighters. Impressed by their skills in missions, the male Partisans invited the all-female group to join in many missions. They burned down houses, executed Nazi collaborators, and aided men. Many times, the men were given credit for many of the missions that the women completed, as it was unthinkable that women were capable of such things. The women were often forced to sleep next to the men.

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Sara became a prominent and well-respected figure in the andartes movement in Greece. By 18, she was known as ‘Captain Sarika.’ She continued to fight against the Germans until the liberation of Greece in late 1944.

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An informer was sent to capture her, but they instead arrested her cousin , as well as brutally rape and murder her. After this, out of revenge, she tracked down and killed the informer. After the war, the andartes fell out of favor with the new Greek government. Sarah’s rebel group was in opposition of the right wing Greek government, resulting in her eventual arrest before she was let go shortly after. She then immigrated to Israel where she met her husband and settled down.

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“So we have a squad of thirteen girls, it was up to me to teach them how to behave.”

“Afterwards it was to learn how to be girls alongside the men. It was difficult teaching them to behave as equals among men.”

“It wasn’t a state of anarchy. Everything was organized so well that it was impossible to imagine squads such as those during the war.”

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Sara Fortis in Truck, Waving Goodbye to the Camp

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Sara Fortis in Truck, Waving Goodbye to the Camp

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHhZPp08s74
This song represents Sara's determination in keeping herself alive and helping other Jews survive.

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“Partisans and Countries”, Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation, https://www.jewishpartisans.org//partisans/sara-fortis, Accessed 15 February 2022.

“Sara Fortis”, Wikipedia, 25 January 2022,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Fortis, Accessed 15 February 2022.

“Ten Jewish Women Who Fought Antisemitism and Saved Jewish Lives”, CST Protecting Our Jewish Community, 6 Feburary 2018. https://cst.org.uk/news/latest-news/2018/02/06/ten-jewish-women-who-fought-antisemitism-and-saved-jewish-lives, Accessed February 2022

Lanz Natalie. “Sara Fortis”, Prezi, https://prezi.com/p/qulpml8_lg92/sara-fortis/?frame=12ab03326d9ef54b48787a29d254851f81c315a0, Accessed 15 February 2022