In this episode of Heroes of the Holocaust, CJ Burroughs shares the true stories of three heroes whose courage took place underground. The stories we’ll hear today include secret resistance networks, hidden wilderness refuges, and even a literal shelter beneath the earth.

You’ll hear the story of Jan Karski, a Righteous Gentile who served as a courier for the Polish underground and risked his life to carry the truth about the Holocaust to the world.

You’ll also meet the Bielski brothers, Jewish partisans who fled into the forests and built a hidden community that rescued more than a thousand Jews from Nazi extermination.

And finally, we’ll travel to Latvia to remember Robert Seduls, who turned a cellar into a sanctuary—hiding Jewish families underground and keeping them alive through fear, hunger, and constant danger.

These stories remind us that in the worst of times, God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary good—and that sometimes the bravest acts of courage happen where the world cannot see them.

To learn more about God’s people—from the days of the Bible through the present day—visit The Fellowship’s Learn Center.

In this episode of Heroes of the Holocaust, CJ Burroughs shares the true stories of three soldiers whose courage helped protect Jewish lives. The heroes we’ll meet today wore uniforms—men trained for war, who faced battles of conscience.

You’ll hear the story of Orde Wingate, a British officer who stood with the Jewish people before World War II even began, training Jewish fighters in the Holy Land of Israel and helping shape what would later become the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

We’ll also meet Roddie Edmonds, an American sergeant held in a Nazi POW camp who refused to identify Jewish-American prisoners—and protected them by declaring, “We are all Jews here.”

And finally, we’ll travel to Warsaw to remember Wilhelm Hosenfeld, a German officer who chose mercy in the middle of ruin, saving the life of a starving Jewish pianist.

These stories remind us that a uniform doesn’t determine a person’s character. Choices do—and courage can take many forms.

To learn more about God’s people—from the days of the Bible through the present day—visit The Fellowship’s Learn Center

In this episode of Heroes of the Holocaust, CJ Burroughs shares the true stories of three heroes whose courage was expressed through art. The heroes we’ll meet today were writers and performers. Artists who used their creativity to preserve truth, resist evil, and protect Jewish lives.

You’ll hear the story of Armin T. Wegner, a German writer who dared to confront Adolf Hitler by speaking out against the persecution of Jews—choosing truth even when it cost him everything.

You’ll also meet Franceska Mann, a Jewish ballerina from Warsaw whose final act of resistance took place not on a stage, but in Auschwitz.

And finally, we’ll stay in Poland to remember Aleksander and Helena Zelwerowicz, a father and daughter whose lives revolved around theater, and who helped Jews hide, escape, and survive.

Their stories remind us that art is never just decoration—it is witness, memory, and light that refuses to be extinguished.

To learn more about God’s people—from the days of the Bible through the present day—visit The Fellowship’s Learn Center.