Second-in-command of the Bielski partisans during World War II. Asael was the fourth oldest boy of David and Beila Bielski born in 1908 -- two years younger than his brother Tuvia who later commanded the Bielski otriad. Asael married Chaya Dziencielsky, another one of the Jewish escapees. After the Soviet occupation of the area, Asael was drafted into the Soviet Red Army, and 6 months later was killed in the Battle of K