Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Grunia Movschovitch akaberekerwa muNovogrudek muna 1916. Paaiva achiri muduku, akapinda makirasi okuyamura uye akadzidziswa kuva mudzidzisi wokurovedza muviri. Somunhu akadaro akamanikidzwa kupinda mubasa somudzidzisi wehutano neuto reRussia munguva yaro
basa reWestern Poland (1939-41). Akamanikidzwa kugara muchitokisi, uko, muna 1941 akapupurira kuurawa kwehama neshamwari. Pashure pokunge munun'una wake apfurwa achiedza kutiza uye baba vake nomumwe munun'una vaendeswa kumusasa wevasungwa, iye akatiza. Akambogara kwenguva pfupi papurazi asi aifanira kubva nokuti aigona kukanganisa mhuri yepurazi racho. Akawana utiziro muNaliboki Forest, muBelarus yemazuva ano, uko akabatana neimwe yemisasa yakarongwa yevarwi vechiJudha vaitungamirirwa naTuvia Bielski. Ikoko akashanda somukoti uye akaroorwa naLewis Ferman, mumwewo mupanduki akanga arasikirwa nomudzimai wake nomwanasikana nevaNazi mukuparadzwa kweghetto reLida. Lewis Ferman akaunza ruzivo rwake rwekugadzira magetsi kuvapanduki uye akanga achishingaira mukuparadza migero yokupa yeGermany pamwe chete nokununura vanhu kubva mughetto.