title: Bielski
text: # Bielski
  
  Bielski is a Polish spelling of the Slavic surname Belsky. The Lithuanized form is Bielskis/Bielskiene/Bielskytė, Latvian: Beslkis.
  
  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
  
  * The Bielski Brothers (book), a biography of the Bielski partisans written by Peter Duffy
  * Defiance (2008 film), a film adaptation of Nechama Tec's eponymous book
  * Defiance: The Bielski Partisans, a book about the Bielski partisans written by Nechama Tec
  
  ## Others
  
  * Adi Bielski (born 1982), Israeli theatre and film actress
  * Joan Bielski, (1923–2012), Australian activist
  * Marcin Bielski (1495–1575), a Polish chronicler of the 16th Century
  * Monika Bielskyte (born 1986), Lithuanian-born creative and futurologist
  * Ze'ev Bielski (born 1949), Israeli Knesset Member and former chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel
  * Dick Bielski (born 1932), American NFL football professional player and coach
  