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Naomi Shimshi

Naomi Shimshi, a teacher and researcher at the Ghetto Fighters’ House (Beit Lohamei ha-Getta’ot), received her M.A. degree at the University of Haifa for a thesis on the communication systems among pioneer youth movements in occupied Poland.

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Frumka Plotniczki

Whether in her family, the kibbutz training program or the movement, what set Plotniczki apart was her ability to combine penetrating, uncompromising analysis with a loving heart and maternal compassion.

Hantze Plotniczki

Hantze Plotniczki was an active leader of and participant in resistance movements during World War II. She had a gift for connecting with people and inspiring love and action from other members of the movement.

Rivkah Perelis

Rivkah Perelis was a Polish-born historian whose research focused on the Holocaust and the Zionist youth movement during the Nazi occupation of Poland.