Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Certificate defining Medal of Heroism awarded to Russian Jewish Partisan during the Holocaust. Awarded to Ester Blizovski in August 1944 for her participation in the Partisan Brigade entitled Kaplun [Kapluna Brigade].
- Date
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received:
1944 August 08
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ester Guissin
- Markings
- upper left corner, ink stamp, "H.K.O.-C.C.C.P./2-R (the "R" is reversed), remaining portion Russian; lower center edge, circular ink stamp with hammer and sickle surrounded by "."..C.C.C.P....", [remaining portion in Russian
front, printed in ink : The partizan [sic] Brigade named Kaplun [Kapluna Brigade]
This document is given to comrade Blizovski [Blyezhovskaya], Ester Abramova [Abramovna], from the town of Stolin in the district of Pinsk in White Russia, who served in the Kaplun Partizan [sic] Brigade as of September 1943 through August 1944. During her stay in the Brigade she fulfilled all the special operations assigned to her and participated in all the operations with the highest responsibility.
She acted heroically in all assignments in the life of the Partizans [sic] up to self-sacrifice.
Because of the above, she is given the Medal of Heroism.
On August 8, 1944, she is being sent through Stolin, for the continuation of her studies.
The local Soviet government is requested to afford her all possible help to continue her studies.
Signed Brigadir Kaplun and his deputy Dvoretski - Signature
- lower central edge, in colored pencil, [illegible]
- Contributor
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Subject:
Ester Guissin
- Biography
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Ester Guissin, born Ester Blizovski, was a member of the Kaplun Partizan Brigade in Belorusse from September 1943 through August 1944.
Physical Details
- Language
- Russian
- Classification
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Information Forms
- Category
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Proclamations
- Object Type
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Testimonials (aat)
- Physical Description
- Typewritten; semi-opaque parchment-type paper.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 5.870 inches (14.91 cm) | Width: 6.610 inches (16.789 cm) | Depth: 16.810 inches (42.697 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
- Inscription
- upper left corner, in colored pencil, [illegible]
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The certificate was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Ester Guissin.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:22:29
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The collection consists of a Russian Medal of Heroism and an accompanying certificate.
Date: 1944 August 04
Medal of Heroism awarded to Russian Jewish woman in the Partisan Brigade
Object
Medal of Heroism awarded to Russian Jewish Partisan during the Holocaust. Awarded to Ester Blizovski in August 1944 for her participation in the Partisan Brigade entitled Kaplun [Kapluna Brigade].
