Bielski is a Polish-language toponymic surname derived from one of placenames derived from the adjective biały, "white": Biała, Białe, Bielsk, Bielsko.[1] The Lithuanized form is Bielskis/Bielskiene/Bielskytė, Latvian: Beslkis, East Slavic: Belsky.

Notable people with the surname include:

World War II partisans

  • Bielski partisans, a World War II Jewish partisan group in German-occupied Poland led by four brothers:
    • Tuvia Bielski (1906–1987), a Jewish partisan of the Second World War and leader of the Bielski partisans; oldest of the four brothers
    • Asael Bielski (1908–1945), second oldest of the four brothers
    • Alexander Zeisal Bielski (nicknamed "Zus") (1912–1995), second youngest of the four brothers
    • Aron Bielski (born 1927), youngest of the four brothers

Media about the partisans

Others

  • Adi Bielski (born 1982), Israeli theatre and film actress
  • Dick Bielski (1932–2023), American NFL football player and coach
  • Henryk Bielski (1935–2025), Polish film director
  • Joan Bielski (1923–2012), Australian activist
  • Marcin Bielski (1495–1575), a Polish chronicler of the 16th Century
  • Ze'ev Bielski (born 1949), Israeli Knesset member and former chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Bielski

References

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