“Man in the Studio” (1893)

by Sariusz Henryk Bielski (Polish;1865-1930)

oil on canvas

In rural Belarus/Poland there were four brothers. (One was too young to have much impact) that did the impossible. Tuvia, Zus, Aaron, and Aseal Bielski saved 1,200 men, women, and children from the Nazis. They formed the Bielski partisan unit.

Their family was the ONLY Jewish family in their tiny village. When their parents were brutally slaughtered by Nazis, the brothers fled into the surrounding woods where they tried to survive. Word got out to other Jews in surrounding villages who sought freedom, these brothers took in EVERYONE. The old, the sick, women, children. People who can’t fight people who won’t be able to help, they saved everyone.

The brothers broke into ghettos and rescued populations from under the Germans noses. For four years they travelled through the forests saving as many as they could and building camps so life could carry on. Four years and only 50 people died.

These brothers received basic education, they were farmers who lived in a country with many people wanting them dead. Tuvia and Zus moved to America and had families but never sought recognition. Asael died after being recruited into the Red Army. Tuvia was buried in Israel with a heroes burial.

US Supreme court set to hear its first cryptocurrency case – Coinbase vs. Bielski

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The U.S. Supreme court is set to hear its first cryptocurrency-related case — a lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase — on March 21.

The case is expected to define whether certain types of cases involving users of crypto platforms can be sent to arbitration or not.

Bielski vs. Coinbase

The case involves a private citizen — Abraham Bielski — who sued Coinbase in August 2022 after he lost his holdings on the platform to a scammer. He alleges in the court filing that Coinbase failed to protect his assets against theft and is looking for re-compensation to the tune of $31,000.

However, Coinbase argues that the case belongs in arbitration as it cannot stop users from sharing their personal information with scammers. The exchange’s arbitration appeal was previously denied by lower circuit courts.

Nine judges are set to hear both sides’ arguments and determine whether such cases deserve full trials instead of arbitration outside court.

The verdict could potentially affect another case involving Coinbase.

Suski vs. Coinbase

David Suski filed a lawsuit against Coinbase over a sweepstakes promotion that they claim was misleading.

The case involves three other plaintiffs — Jonas Calsbeek, Thomas Maher and Jaimee Martin — who allege that they traded $100 worth of Dogecoin (DOGE) on Coinbase based on advertising for sweepstakes.

According to the filing the advertising read:

“Trade DOGE. Win DOGE. Starting today, you can trade, send, and receive Dogecoin on Coinbase.com and with the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. To celebrate, we’re giving away $1.2 million in Dogecoin. Opt in and then buy or sell $100 in DOGE on Coinbase by 6/10/2021 for your chance to win. Terms and conditions apply.”

However, only people who had not traded DOGE were considered eligible for the draw and the plaintiffs claim this was not clear in the original promotion, which suggested otherwise.

Coinbase arbitration appeal

Coinbase argues that crypto exchanges should fall under the same legal umbrella as other retail businesses and such disputes should be resolved in arbitration.

According to the exchange, court proceedings in such cases should stop when a party files a “non-frivolous” appeal to compel arbitration.

Retail businesses often rely on arbitration to resolve many cases involving consumers and historically, such disputes with crypto-related companies have mostly been resolved outside court.

However, lower courts have denied the exchange’s previous attempts to compel arbitration in both cases.

In the Suski vs. Coinbase case, the judge determined that plaintiffs had provided sufficient evidence to back their claims.

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Presentation at Herzlia School on Defiance and the Bielski Partisans

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Tea at the Winchester Mansions Hotel, Sea Point

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Paragliders in front of the hotel

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Queens Road, Sea Point 

My grandparents, Isocher and Chasal Zeldin’s house. Our drive to Hout Bay.

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Hout Bay

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Childrens’ Memorial

Jewish Resistance Museum, Novogrudok From Tamara Vershitskaya

A memorial sign to all the Jewish children from Novogrudok who perished during the Holocaust was unveiled at the Jewish Resistance Museum in Novogrudok on September 26, 2017. The monument was sponsored by Sergei Koval, a local Jew, who according to his own words ‘fulfilled the wish of the girl’.

Michle Sosnowski whose picture is in…

FLASHBACK FRIDAY, 2006:

We worked on the award-winning documentary "Jerusalem in the Woods." This documentary tells the story of the Bielski family, the only Jewish family in the village of Stankevich who began executing rescue missions to save the nearby dwindling Jewish population and bring them into the surrounding forests for safety against the invasion of Nazi Germany. Together, the Bielskis had over 1,000 Jews in their group making them the largest rescue during World War II.