August 10, 2022 by Elana Bowman Read on for article Phillip Maisel and his sister twin sister Bella Hirshorn were born in 1922 in Vilnius and survived the war incarcerated in different camps. Phillip became a member of the partisan group, Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye. Phillip was a good friend of Hirsh Glik who wrote the poem Zog Nit Keynmol (The Partisans’ Song). During this time, the Germans attacked the USSR and Phillip found himself living in a ghetto. Bella visited from time to time there and he recalls the terrible conditions under which they lived. When Phillip was transported to...