 His father's name was Yevgenyi Biletskiy, and his sister was Anna Kifor (née Biletskaya).He had a cousin name Roman Biletskiy, who played a key role in hiding the Jews with him.On the eve of Shavout, with the liquidation of the ghetto the next day, 120 Jews escaped, after being attacked by Ukrainian Nationalists only 23 were left.