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Jewish Cemetery in Plunge.
Photo taken by Ted Margulis in August, 1994

"Our picture of our 19th century ancestors is of a people who were born, lived and died in the same small shtetl. While some certainly fit that picture, they were much more diverse.

Historians tell us that there was much migration within the Russian Empire even before the great emigration that began in the 1880s. Generally, the migration was economically (and sometimes governmentally) motivated, and tended to be from rural to town to city, and from north to south, especially as the south (comparatively) boomed in the last half of the century.

The size of families were so large that it was unlikely that all the off springs could earn a living from the family business. If the business involved a skill, one might be better advised to establish it elsewhere rather than to compete with one's father or siblings.

In addition, anyone with rabbinic or scholarly ambitions had to travel, as the custom was to study with great rabbis or attend one of the few extant Yeshivas, or both.

Finally, there was the marriage custom of the parents of both the groom and the bride giving the young couple gifts of roughly equal value, which often included lodging them for a period of time in the bride's then the groom's family home. For a couple with homes in different towns, this meant that it was not automatic that the couple would settle in the bride's town, the groom's town, or strike out for a third (neutral) locale." From a posting by Bert Lazerow lazer@usd.edu on LitvakSIG Digest Feb. 21, 2000

Though Len Yodaiken' s article "Methodology for Researching 18th Century Lithuania" is pointed (and rightly so) to his own family research, much can be learned from his experience and I would heartily recommend that any Lithuanian Jewish researchers read the article printed in Avotaynu Volume XX, Number 3 Fall 2004 issue.

Some Shtetls were in more than one Uyezd as administrative districts changed over time, so don't get confused if you thought your Shtetl was in another Uyezd; it may very well have been in that Uyezd too. Here is a list of Lithuanian Guberniyas
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/html/sugM-R.htm

Note: Shtetls that are a part of the Lida District Research Group Project of JewishGen's ShtetLinks, have LDRG next to their names. Places that are a part of the Raseiniai District Research Group Project have RDRG next to their names.

ShtetLinks Directory
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/

All Lithuania Database (ALD)

Anyone looking for information about a town in Lithuania or a surname, should first do a search in the All Lithuania Database (ALD) at http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/searchald.htm

Revision Lists
http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/1816%20RL.htm

Shtetl names change from time to time. One helpful resource is the LITVAKSIG Shtetl/Uyezd/Guberniya Table
www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/sug.htm

Shtetl Link Index
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/lithuania.html

Shtetls of Lithuania
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/Shtetls/Lithuania.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/Shtetls/sonuskistv.htm

Revision/Census Family List
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/HTML/revision.htm

Where they lived, where they were registered, where they were born, etc. - a question that needs to be answered in your search of your ancestors. Howard Margol contacted Galina Baranova, chief Archivist in the Historical Archive in Vilnius (LVIA) and the following is her reply:

"Registration place is the place (Jewish community) in which the family was registered. Even if the family, or an individual, lived a long time in some other place we can find information about the family in revision or Family Lists for registration place, but not for living place. I can not state the same about other records.

Question: If a person was looking for a birth record would they look where they were born or where they were registered?

Galina's response: We shall look for the birth record according to the birthplace of the person, not to his living place (of course if there is difference between birthplace and living place in Census lists).

Question: What about other records, such as death records, property records, tax records, etc.?

Galina's response: The death record will be registered in the place where the person died or was buried. It does not depend on his birthplace, registration place and sometimes on his living place. The death place is in the living place of person very often, but ... Property records have to be in the place where the person had his property, such as tax records, etc. Of course it is the person's living place also, but sometimes people moved to other place and retained ownership of the property where they previously lived."

"In the final analysis, our ancestors were more mobile than we thought. Don't expect to find all of your ancestors records in one place. You may have to look in several places. From a posting by Howard Margol on 2/21/00

BTW, no shtetls (towns) have been wiped during the Holocaust. This is a common misconception about the destroyed Jewish communities according to well known and respected genealogist Alexander Sharon.

The Lithuanian State Historical Archives keeps the vital (birth, marriage and death) records of the different Jewish communities of Lithuania, dating up to 1915. The Archives keeps the birth records 1856, 1860, 1863-1867, 1869, 1872-1875, 1877, 1889-1893, 1895-1914; the marriage records 1854, 1861,1863 - 1863-1865, 1868, 1873, 1874, 1877, 1881, 1884-1890, 1892-1914 and the death records 1855, 1860, 1861, 1864 1865, 1867, 1870-1875,1877, 1883-1887, 1889-1894, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1903-1905, 1908, 1910-1912, 1914 of Merkine Jewish Community. From a posting by Yehuda Miklaf on 12, 9 1996.

To read the many articles available via the LITVAKSIG On-line Journal
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/journal.htm

Postcards Pictures of Lithuania
http://modiya.nyu.edu/modiya/handle/1964/274

http://www.bigtreebooks.com/Topics/Jewish.html

Yahrzeit Dates for Lithuanian Shtetls
http://www.lithnames.nux.co.uk/dates.php

Maps

Map Links can be found on my Lithuania page by Clicking here

Map of Svencionys
http://www.travelpost.com/EU/Lithuania/Svencionys/
Adutiskis/7319023

Cities, Towns, Shtetls

Shtetls Of Lithuania. From this page you can link back to the Shtetl Home Page, the LitvakSIG Home Page, the "All Lithunia" Database, the JGFF, the Shtetl Seeker, Yizkor Book information, SIG information and JewishGen Home Page
http://www.jewishgen.org/LITVAK/shtetls/Lithuania.htm

Mesta	Town or city
Uyezd	District
Uchastok	Sub district

German- Lithuanian town names equivalency
http://www.kartenmeister.com/

All of the Pinkasim translations are indexed at:
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Pinkas_lita/Pinkas_Lita.html

Adutiskis -

http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/lithuania/map/m3590977/
adutiskis.html

http://www.jerulita.lt/Default.aspx?Element=ViewArticles&TopicID=11

http://home.swipnet.se/~w-10652/lithuania2.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Lithuania

http://www.ushmm.org/research/library/family/books.php

Akmene

The Siauliai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Siauliai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Siauliai district are:
Akmene, Baisogala, Gruzdziai, Joniskis, Klykoliai, Kurseniai, Laizuva, Leckava, Luoke, Lygumai, Padubysys, Papile, Pasvitinys, Radviliskis, Saukenai, Seduva, Siaulenai, Siauliai (city), Tryskiai, Uzventis, Vaiguva, Vegeriai, Vieksniai, Zagare (new and old).

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Contact Shana Mink Katz - Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

There is a Yizkor Book translation update

Alanta

A wooden synagogue was located in this community. "Lost Wooden Synagogues" web site
http://www.woodensynagogues.com

http://www.zeek.net/feature_0510.shtml

Alexandrovsk (Aleksandrovsk)

Now Zarasai district of Lithuania) http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/rokiskis/schoen.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/Poland/biblio.htm

http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/lithuania/map/m3601790/
novo_alexandrovsk.html

Alsedzhiai (Alsedziai)

The Telsai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Telsai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org//litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in the Telsai district are:
Alsedzhiai, Barstyciai, Darbenai, Gargzdai, Kretinga, Laukuva, Mosedis, Pavandene, Pikeliai, Plunge, Salantai, Seda, Skudoas, Varniai, Yiakai, Zidikai.

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Dena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

A Yizkor Book translation has been updated

Alvitas (Alytus, Olita, Alite)

Located south of Kovno (62 Kilometers SSW), about 60-70 km from Vilnius, and is part of Trakai District. It is divided into two parts by the Neman river. One part once belonged to Poland and the other to Lithuania or Russian Empire, depending upon the year. In Yiddish it was known as Alite - 'Litvishe Alite and Polishe Alite'. Two hundred and seventy nine Jews were murdered here at the beginning of WW II

The town goes back to the Neolithic age, and historically included lands on the left bank of the Nemaunas, which runs roughly north/south in the area. After the 1795 partition of what was left of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Alytus was divided in half, with the right (eastern) part of the town (Alytus I, was assigned to Russia) and the left (western part of the town, Alytus II), left in Prussian hands for 12 years.

Napoleon Bonaparte assigned it to the Duchy of Warsaw in 1807 and in 1815, it became part of the Kingdom of Poland, a Russian protectorate. The 1831 Polish uprising resulted in the elimination of the Polish State, and incorporation of all Polish lands into the Russian Empire.

Alytus II was assigned to the Guberniya of Augustow beginning in 1837 (Alytus I was assigned to the Vilniaus Guberniya) and to Suwalki beginning in 1867. This situation of two separate towns persisted until Lithuanian independence in 1918, when they were reunited.

The Jewish vital records are very plentiful and well documented. Those from the "Polish" side (in Kalvarija District of Suwalk Guberniya of the Kingdom of Poland of the Russian Empire) are at the Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, and some marriage records are at the Polish State Archives branch in Suwalki.

The 1835-1865 marriages at the Suwalki Archives were microfilmed by the Mormons and extracted and transcribed by them -- the full extracts were published in 1992 in "Landsmen", the quarterly journal of the Suwalki-Lomza SIG
http://www.jewishgen.org/SuwalkLomza

Records from the "Russian" side (in Troki District of Vilna Guberniya of the Russian Empire), the Jewish Vital Records of 1852-1914 are at the Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius. Harold Rhode and Sallyann Sacks "Jewish Vital Records, Revision Lists and other Jewish Holdings in the Lithuanian Archives" devotes nearly three full pages to the inventory of the Alytus Jewish Vital Records. They are plentiful and are available in the Lithuanian Central Civil Register Archives (Lietuvos Centrinis Metriku Archyvas) in Vilnius. See Avotaynu XIV:1 (Spring 1998), pp. 21-24.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/alytus/alite.html

A detailed study of the Olita Marriage Records were published under the title "Some Problems in Researching Eastern European Records" in Avotaynu IX:3 (Fall 1993), pp. 12-13 - authored by Boris Feldblyum and Yakov Shadevich.

Names of Jewish contributors from Olita can be found in HaMagid: Volume 11 (Supplement), Page 15, 3/15/1871 and Volume 6 (Supplement), p. 70, 2/7/1872

The 1858 Revision Lists for the entire district of Trakai has been translated and most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Trakai district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes, Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

The 1858 Revision List, accounting for 544 individuals is available through the Trakai District Research Group.

A large, brick facade Shul is still standing and is over 100 years old.

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Group coordinator is Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net

ShtetLinks page
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Alytus/alite.html

http://www.geocities.com/cjzemaitis@sbcglobal.net/zemaitis2.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Study Group in Aniksht

Aniksht - (Anikst, Anyksciai)

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

http://www.ou.org/about/judaism/bhyom/july.htm

http://www.geocities.com/Buddychai/Religion/Alas.html

Death of Gershon Leibe Zlot
http://www.texsys.com/LithuaniaPapers/ZlotGershonLeibe1936.htm

Antakalnis (Antalkalnis)

The Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district are:
Aniakainis, Dusetos, Karnajai, Obeliai, Rokiskis, Salakas, Skapiskis, Savinishkis, Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk). To learn how to become part of this group contact Saul Adelman adelmans@adelvx.citadel.edu

HaMagid Persian Donation List - 1871 to 1872
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/Magid72.htm

http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g274951-d290778-Reviews-Antakalnis_Cemetery-Vilnius.html

http://www.litjews.org/Default.aspx?Element=ViewArticle&ArticleID=37&TopicID=180&Lang=EN

Antalepis

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_Jews

Antazave (Antazove, Antuzovo)

Had a Jewish community before WW II
http://www.musupaveldas.lt/en/main/pilys

In German
http://www.hagalil.com/archiv/99/04/litauen.htm

Anushishok

Located near Mariampol
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Rokiskis/rok356.html

Anyksciai (Anykshchiai Anyksciai, Anycsciai, Anixt, Aniksht)

The Ukmerge (Vilkomer) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Ukmerge (Vilkomer) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Ukmerge (Vilkomer) district are:
Anyksciai, Kavarskas, Kupishkis, Ragova, Seta, Svedesai, Ukmerge (Vilkomer), Utena, Uzpaliai, Zelva.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Richard Winer rawiner@mediaone.net

Anyksciai is being researched by Dr. Sheldon I. Clare at clare@imap.pitt.edu

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

On the Front Line in Lithuania in 1915
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/HTML/OnlineJournals/On%20the%20Front%20Line%20in%20Lithuania%20in%201915%20Narratives%20of%20Jewish%20Eyewitnesses%20Part%202.htm

Medical Information
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/lith1923.htm

Ariogala (Rogala, Ariogola) (RDRG)

1816 Revision List (was part of Raseiniai District until 1843, then Kaunas). A partial Revision List is available.

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Contact David Hoffman Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

Aukstadvaris

Part of the Trakai District: After the Partitions of Poland in 1795, the area was annexed by Imperial Russia. In 1915, during the World War I, the area was captured by Germany. After the war, the town became a part of Lithuania and was occupied by Poland. The works in the Upper castle were almost complete in 1939, when the Polish Defensive War started and the area was soon annexed by the Soviet Union and then by Nazi Germany. During the war, more than 5000 Jews from the Trakai region were murdered by the Nazis. In 1944, during Operation Tempest, the town was liberated by joint forces of the Polish Home Army and Soviet partisans. After World War II it was again annexed by the Soviets.

Among the towns in the Trakai district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes, Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

Lithuanian Medical Directories 1923-1925
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/lith1923.htm

Trakai District Research Group
http://www.gutstein.net/trakai/index.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/HTML/OnlineJournals/On%20the%20Front%20Line%20in%20Lithuania%20in%201915%20Narratives%20of%20Jewish%20Eyewitnesses%20Part%202.htm

Babtai

The Kaunas District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Kaunas district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

To learn how to become part of this group contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There is 1 item from 1887-1902 available. The updated Locality Index can be found at: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/hme-lithuania.htm

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/Kaunas%20District_Powiat.htm

Bagaslaviskis

Located 35.2 miles NW of Vilnius
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Pinkas_Lita/lit_00001.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Pinkas_Lita/lit_00001.html

Baisogala

http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetm~-2612966

http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/hme-lithuania.htm

Descendants of Yakov Mirvis
http://www.esra.org.il/mirvis/hm-yakov.htm

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LITHUANIA/1999-07/0931691818

Rimgaudas Zebenka - Born in Baisogala in 1985 and is an acclaimed artist. This is a painting of his entitled - "Jewish Soldier"
http://www.culture.lt/ArtDB/Zebenka.htm

Among the towns in Siauliai district are:
Akmene, Baisogala, Gruzdziai, Joniskis, Klykoliai, Kurseniai, Laizuva, Leckava, Luoke, Lygumai, Padubysys, Papile, Pasvitinys, Radviliskis, Saukenai, Seduva, Siaulenai, Siauliai (city) Tryskiai, Uzventis, Vaiguva, Vegeriai, Vieksniai, Zagare (new and old).

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania3/lit3_001.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Contact Prof. G. L. Esterson or Clint Shill Regional Special Interest Groups
http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Balberishkis (Balbarishok, Balbirshok)

There is a Yizkor Book. A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

http://www.krozeja.net/Places/Balbieriskis/BalbieriskisJournal/
6_29_2004.html

http://www.bfcollection.net/bfcmain.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_lita/lit_00179.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lita/lit1614.html

http://www.lithuanianjews.org.il/HTMLs/article_list4.aspx?C2014=13975&BSP=13973

http://www.aish.com/holocaust/people/How_I_Survived_the_Kovno_Ghetto.asp

Balt Miskis

A small Jewish farming community Raseiniai Uyezd, Lyduvenai Community. Balt Miskis means "White Forest" in Lithuanian. It is a few kilometers from Kelme, with only eight Jewish families. Their records were included with those of the Lyduvenai community, or Lioliai. Some records are in the Kaunas Regional Archives.
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Pinkas_lita/Pinkas_Lita.html

Barstyciai

The Telsai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well ad for other towns in the Telsai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Dena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/HTML/sorrow_ak.htm

Bella Grinberg
http://jew.gendrevo.ru/v.php?id=452110

Batakai - (Buttick)

A small town near Kaunas with a population of about 100 before WW II

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/1816%20Vidukle%20Revision%20List.htm

http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.asp?c=gvKVLcMVIuG&b=395175

The Raseiniai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Raseiniai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Raseiniai district are:
Batakai, Dauglauskis, Gaure, Girkalnis, Jurbarkas, Kelme, Kraziai, Kvedama, Nemaksciai, Pajuris, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Silale, Siluva, Skaudville, Sveksna, Taurage, Tytuvenai, Vainutis, Zeimaiciu Naumiestis.

1816 Vidukle Revision List
http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/1816%20Vidukle%20Revision%20List.htm

Holocaust - you will have to do a search for Annual 6 Chapter 16
http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.asp?c=gvKVLcMVIuG&b=395175

This group is looking for a coordinator. To volunteer, or to learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Bauska

The 1940 Telephone Book, with many Jewish names, can be accessed
http://jewishgen.org/Courland

Bazilionai (Bazelon, Bazilian, Bazilainiai, Padubysys) (see Padubysys)

Located in the Shavli Uyezd
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/shtetls/spadubysyssk.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania3/lit3_002.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/communities/trees/

Contact Scott Singer - Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Beletsy (Beltsy, Belitsa)

The Lida District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Lida district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Lida district are:
Beletsy, Eisiskes, Lida, Nowy Dwor, Orlya, Ostryna, Radun, Shchuchin, Voronovo, Zholudok.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Judy Baston jrbaston@aol.com

http://shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Lida-District/bel-encyc.htm

Bildziugi - (Bildyugi)

The Disna District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Disna district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Disna district are:
Bildziugi, Disna, Glubokoye, Postavy.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Batya Olsen batya@netsynthesis.com

1850 Revision List for the Disna Uyezd is currently being translated by the Disna Uyezd Research Group. In 1850 the shtetlach of Disna Uyezd were in Vilna Guberniya and the records reside in the Central State Historical Archives of Lithuania.

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.genealogy.jewish/2005-10/msg00119.html

Birshtonas

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

http://archiv.soc.cas.cz/SSEE/app.f56.htm

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Stoklishok/stoklishok2.html

Birzai (Birz, Birzh, Birzhai, Birshe)

This was a district capital near the Latvian border, on the banks of the Amalna and Afushta rivers. There is a photo of the shoemaker's synagogue in Birzai in Volume II of the encyclopedia Judaica. It was also known as Birsen in German and Birzhi in Russian and was part of the Kovno government until 1920.

Birzai Internal Passport Records are available, but according to Howard Margol, Homargol@aol.com, a minimum of a $100 contribution to the LitvakSIG organization is required. The Lithuanian Archives contain hundreds of thousands of police and court records. However, they are not indexed and are filed only by date. In order for the archivist to find a police or court record, you must know the location, the event and the exact date. With the information from this Internal Passport record, the police report can probably be found.
http://www.itvaksig.org

The Panevezys District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Panevezys district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Panevezys district are:
Birzai, Jonishkelis, Krakinuva, Linkuva, Naujamiestis, Paberzhe, Pakrujois, Panevezys, Pasvalys, Pumpenai, Pusalotas, Ramygala, Snipiskes, Vabalninkas, Zheimelis.

http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/birz/birz.html

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Birzh/Birzh1.html

http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/hme-lithuania.htm

http://www.ziemgala.lt/z/2002_02_11.html

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Contact Philip Schiff Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Michael Witkin Michael@witkin.org

Boguslavishok (Bogoslavas)

Revision Lists and/or family lists exist.
http://www.texsys.com/ghjgs/2004Winter_Dor_to_door.doc

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/rokiskis/rok306.html

Budeslav

Located in the Vileyka Uyezd
http://www.onforeignsoil.com/chapter53.htm

Butrimonys (Butrimantsy, Butrimoniai) (LDRG)

Located south of Kovno and part of Trakai District. 67 Jewish men, 370 Jewish women and 303 Jewish children - a total of 740 Jews were killed here at the beginning of WW II

The Trakai district group coordinator is Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net

The 1858 Revision Lists for the entire district of Trakai has been translated and most of the towns are searchable on the ALD http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Trakai district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes, Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Butrimonys/Butrimonys.html

http://hgs.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/4/3/357

http://www.crwflags.com/FOTW/FLAGS/lt-alalb.html

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/h/o/Harold-Rhode-MD/index.html

http://www.avotaynu.com/nu/V06N01.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Cekiske (Chaikishok)

The Kaunas District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Kaunas district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There are 2 items from 1913-1914. The updated Locality Index can be found at: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

Ciobiskis

Revision Lists and/or family lists exist.
http://www.noarfamily.net/Yudelbranch.htm

http://www.shtetlfoundation.org/ShtetlListing.htm

Dameliai

Next to the village of Mazeliai
http://www.wotmania.com/faqtopic.asp?ID=115

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Lithuania

Darbenai

The Telsai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Telsai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Dena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/telsiaiuyezd

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Wolffsohn.html

Darsuniskis

Located south of Kovno is part of Trakai District and the Trakai district group coordinator is Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net The 1858 Revision Lists for the entire district of Trakai has been translated and most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Trakai district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes, Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/HTML/sorrow_ak.htm

http://www.btinternet.com/~ablumsohn/jaeger.htm

http://fcit.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/RESOURCE/document/DocJager.htm

To learn how to become part of this group contact Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net

The 12th set of records has been translated by The Trakai District Research Group as of October 30, 2001 and the data contains the 1858 Revision List for the town of Darsuniskis, accounting for 372 individuals living at that time. See the Trakai District below for the list of towns included in this district.

Datnuva (Dotnuva)

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There are 19 items available from 1896-1914. The updated Locality Index can be found at: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

The Tax and Voters List for 1872 and 1877 and the 1868 and 1874 Revision Lists are available according to a posting by Arnold Davidson in a posting on JewishGen of 11/22/02

The Yizkor Book Project has posted two translations by
Jonathan Levitow on Dotnuva: a chapter from the Pinkas Hakehillot and a chapter from Yidishe Shtet.
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html.

http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania3/lit3_001.html

http://www.lithnames.nux.co.uk/dates.php

Daugai

Located south of Kovno and is part of Trakai District. The 1858 Revision Lists for the entire district of Trakai has been translated and most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

http://markdionne.com/dowig.html

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/Trakai%20Province_Wojwodztwo.htm

Dauglauskis

The ALD has 197 records of the 1858 Raseiniai Revision List

The Raseiniai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Raseiniai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Raseiniai district are:
Batakai, Dauglauskis, Gaure, Girkalnis, Jurbarkas, Kelme, Kraziai, Kvedarna, Nemaksciai, Pajuris, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Silale, Siluva, Skaudville, Sveksna, Taurage, Tytuvenai, Vainutis, Zemaiciu Naumiestis.

Jurbarkas the Raseiniai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Raseiniai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

This group is looking for a coordinator. Contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Daujetai Jewish Cemetery

Daujetai

This photo and others of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Dieveniskes (Divinishuk, Dieviniskes) (LDRG) -

The Oshmiany District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Oshmiany district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Oshmiany district are:
Dieveniskes, Dvorets, Golshany, Ivye, Kreva, Lipnishki, Nabiloki, Oshmiany, Smorgon, Solsk, Traby, Vishnevo, Volozhin, Zaskevichi, Zhuprany.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Joanne Saltman Jsaltman@email.msn.com

"Sefer Divenishok; Yad Vashem le-Ayara Yehudit" (Devenishki Book' Memorial Book) -
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/dieveniskes/dieveniskes.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/SFBAJGS/yizkor.html

http://www.dinur.org/resources/resourceKeywordManual.aspx?letter=D&rsid=0

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Disna - (Diszna)

The Disna District was located in Vilna Guberniya and is today part of Belarus. Because it was historically located in the Lithuanian province of Vilna, the Revision Lists are held by the Lithuanian Archives.

The Disna District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Disna district.

Disna Uyezd Research Group offers the translation of the 1850 Revision List for the town of Druya to DURG members.
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/HTML/revision.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/BELARUS/shtetls/sdisna.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/shtetls/shtetl_detail.php?filename=sdisna

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cherlin/Ref/Disna/Txt/p093e.html

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.genealogy.jewish/2006-07/msg00120.html

http://www.beljews.info/Dzisna.htm

Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Disna district are:
Bildziugi, Disna, Glubokoye, Postavy.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Batya Olsen batya@netsynthesis.com

1850 Revision List for the Disna Uyezd is being translated by the Disna Uyezd Research Group. In 1850 the Shtetlach of Disna Uyezd were in Vilna Guberniya and the records reside in the Central State Historical Archives of Lithuania.

Disna District

The towns in Disna District include:
Disna (Dzisna), Druya, Germanovce (Germanovichi, Hermanovicy), Glubokie (Glubokoye), Golubicy (Golubichi) Leonopol, Luzhek (Luzki), Plisa (Plisse), Postavy and Sharkovshchina (Sarkauscyna)

Dolhinov

A site with many names, manifest lists and includes the surrounding areas
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/

http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/dolhinov/dolhinov.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/dolginovo/dol070.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/Cemetery/e-europe/belarus.html

http://www.belarusguide.com/culture1/diversity/Bel_Jewry.html

http://www.ibiblio.org/yiddish/LOC/ds135-r93locbib.html

Dotnuva

The Kaunas District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Kaunas district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in the Kaunas district are:
Ariogala, Babtai, Cekiske, Dotnuva, Grinkiskis, Jonava, Josvainiai, Kaunas, Kedainiai, Krakes, Kretinga, Krukai, Kvesai, Panemune, Rumsiskes, Seredzius, Vandziogala, Veliuona, Vilijampole, Vilkija, Zepyskis, Zeimiai.

http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/hme-lithuania.htm

http://www.ibiblio.org/yiddish/LOC/ds135-r93locbib.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

Druskeniki (Druskininkai)

The town is built around a salt lake and has many resorts and springs. It is on the border with Belarus and is southwest of Vilnius and north of Grodno. It is a part of the Trakai District and includes:

Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes, Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/courland/lipschitz.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/intro_1897_russian_census.htm

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2377284/History-of-the-Jews-in-Russia-and-Poland-Volume-IIFrom-the-death-of-Alexander-I-until-the-death-of-AlexanderIII-18251894-by-Dubnow-S-M-Simon

Druya

1850 Revision List for the Disna Uyezd is currently being translated by the Disna Uyezd Research Group. In 1850 the Shtetlach of Disna Uyezd were in Vilna Guberniya and the records reside in the Central State Historical Archives of Lithuania.
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/druya/druya.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Hlybokaye/Hlybokaye.html

http://mentalblog.com/2005/03/let-there-be-druya.html

Druzai (Drissa)

Located 28.7 miles NW of Vilnius
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_Jews

Dusetos (Dusetas)

The Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district are:
Antalkalis, Dusetos, Karnajai, Obeliai, Rokiskis, Salakas, Skapiskis, Savinishkis, Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk).

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Dusetos/Dusetos.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Dusetos/dus013.html

http://www.inyourpocket.com/lithuania/zarasai/sightseeing/
cemeteries/venue/13300-dusetos_jewish_cemetery.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Saul Adelman adelmans@adelvx.citadel.edu

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Dvorets

The Oshmiany District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Oshmiany district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Oshmiany district are:
Dieveniskes, Dvorets, Golshany, Ivye, Kreva, Lipnishki, Nabiloki, Oshmiany, Smorgon, Solsk, Traby, Vishnevo, Volozhin, Zaskevichi, Zhuprany.

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/molchadz/mol027.html

http://www.cyndislist.com/jewish.htm
(type in Dvorets)

To learn how to become part of this group contact Joanne Saltman Jsaltman@email.msn.com

Eishyshok

This is a small Jewish market town. In September 1941, the Germans killed almost 5,000 Jews. A few survived by hiding in the area including Yaffa Eliach who created the Tower of Life at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D. C. - a soaring display made up of 1,500 photographs depicting the people of Eishyshok. She spent over 17 years documenting the life of the town's Jews, pouring over diaries, letters and birth and marriage certificates to create the monumental tribute to the lost world of Eishyshok.

Eliach also wrote a book entitled "There Once Was A World: A 900 Year Chronicle of the Shtetl of Eishyshok"
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Lida-District/eis-rev.htm

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Lida-District/eis-trip.htm

Eisiskes

Located in the Lida Uyezd, Vilna Guberniyas and Grodno and in Nowogrodskie Woj, Poland
http://members.xoom.com/newhoir/lida-site/lida-dist.htm

The Lida District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Lida district.

The 1858 Revision List translations include 803 listings and is posted in the ALD

Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Lida district are:
Beletsy, Eisiskes, Lida, Nowy Dwor, Orlya, Ostryna, Radun, Shchuchin, Voronovo, Zholudok.

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/lida-district/eis-encyc.htm

http://www.ronsdalepress.com/catalogue/notime.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Judy Baston jrbaston@aol.com

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Erzvilkas (Erzhvilke)

Contact Michael Moshe Gans - Regional Special Interest Groups
http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

1816 Revision List
http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/1816%20Erzvilkas%20Revision%20List.htm

Gargzdai (Garzdai, Gorsd, Garzhdiai) -

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Gargzdai/Gargzdai.html

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/gargzdai/

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/gargzdai/listofpersonsL.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Deena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

There is a ShtetLinks web page at http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Gargzdai/

There is a Yizkor Book for this shtetl

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Contact Kevin Ossey - Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Gedrovitz

Revision Lists and/or family lists exist.
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeol99x/litvaksigvitalrecordstranslationproject/
2006.06.01_arch.html

http://www.lithnames.nux.co.uk/dates.php

Gelvan

Revision Lists and/or family lists exist. "Letters from Gelvan" authored by Geraldine (Faigeh Giseh) Adelman Powers Volper and appearing in the July, 2001 issue of LitvakSIG Journal
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/journal.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/HTML/OnlineJournals/gelvanletters.htm

http://www.avotaynu.com/lithuanialist.htm

Gerliava

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetm~-2614233

Type in the name of the town Gerliava on the right side of the page
http://www.jewishgen.org/

Germanovichi

1850 Revision List for the Disna Uyezd is currently being translated by the Disna Uyezd Research Group. In 1850 the Shtetlach of Disna Uyezd were in Vilna Guberniya and the records reside in the Central State Historical Archives of Lithuania.
http://www.jewishgen.org/Cemetery/e-europe/belarus.html

http://books.google.com/books?id=2V5z33gvRcoC&pg=PA163&lpg=PA163&dq=Germanovichi+++Jew&source=web&ots=Dfu6Gs-Zog&sig=6zp6LczNSAhfPOcn0Lyb8rPQSpA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result

Gieborkie

Located northeast of Vilna
http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=845&p=localities.scan-balt.lithuania.general

http://genforum.genealogy.com/jewish/page17.html

Girkalnis

The ALD has 362records of the 1858 Raseiniai Revision List
http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/Brochure%20November%202004.htm

http://www.thebakers.ie/other_informa.htm

1887 Rabbi Electors' List
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/HTML/abbdesc.htm

http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/vashki/vas_pages/vash_gb_archive1.html

The Raseiniai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Raseiniai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Raseiniai district are:
Batakai, Dauglauskis, Gaure, Girkalnis, Jurbarkas, Kelme, Kraziai, Kvedama, Nemaksciai, Pajuris, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Silale, Siluva, Skaudville, Sveksna, Taurage, Tytuvenai, Vainutis, Zemaiciu Naumiestis.

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/

http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/HTML/abbdesc.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/html/vital-p4.htm

http://www.thebakers.ie/other_informa.htm

This group is looking for a coordinator. To volunteer, or to learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Jewish children making boxes in the Glubokoye ghetto. Photo from http://www.ushmm.org/ web site. Do a search for photos

Glubokoye (Glebokie, Glubok, Hluboka) - the town's name means 'deep' suggesting that it is situated in a vale between two fairly steep hills. Located northeast of Vilna. There is a memorial book called "Churban Glubok" published in 1956 in which 'the black man' or 'the dark man' is mentioned. The town is also mentioned in the Encyclopedia Judaica. The Disna District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Disna district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Disna district are

Bildziugi, Disna, Glubokoye, Postavy.

http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/glubokoye/glubokoye.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/shtetls/shtetl_detail.php?filename=sglubokoyedv

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/belarus/bel215.html

http://www.missing-identity.net/mi/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=26

http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/hme-belarus.htm

1850 Revision List for the Disna Uyezd is currently being translated by the Disna Uyezd Research Group. In 1850 the Shtetlach of Disna Uyezd were in Vilna Guberniya and the records reside in the Central State Historical Archives of Lithuania. To learn how to become part of this group contact Batya Olsen batya@netsynthesis.com

Golubicy

1850 Revision List for the Disna Uyezd is currently being translated by the Disna Uyezd Research Group. In 1850 the Shtetlach of Disna Uyezd were in Vilna Guberniya and the records reside in the Central State Historical Archives of Lithuania.

http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/glubokoye/glubokoye.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/vitebsk.htm

Golshany

The Oshmiany District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Oshmiany district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Oshmiany district are:
Dieveniskes, Dvorets, Golshany, Ivye, Kreva, Lipnishki, Nabiloki, Oshmiany, Smorgon, Solsk, Traby, Vishnevo, Volozhin, Zaskevichi, Zhuprany.

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Joanne Saltman Jsaltman@email.msn.com

Grinkiskis

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/1816%20Grinkiskis%20Revision%20List.htm

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?=&CScntry=58&GScid=2206181&page=gsr

http://genforum.genealogy.com/lithuania/messages/7066.html

Find a Jewish Cemetery burial
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?=&CRid=2206181&CScntry=58&page=cr

Photographs of gravestones have been taken (all in Hebrew)

To learn how to become part of this group contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

Grishkabudys

Use the research links in the Israel Jewish Genealogy site to find the Yizkor Book information
www.isragen.org.il/

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Griva

Located in the Courland province and just 6 miles south of Dvinsk (Daugavpils) in Latvia and just north of the Lithuanian border.

The Siauliai District Research Group has distributed data on this town as well as for other towns in the Siauliai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

To learn how to become part of this group contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

Gruzdziai

The Siauliai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Siauliai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/Cemetery/e-europe/lithuania.html

http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com/2007/05/litvak-heritage-volume-ii-available-now.html

http://www.jgsgb.org.uk/FamFind_L-O.shtml

http://www1.yadvashem.org/this_month/july/this_month_1.html

Guare

The ALD has 340 records of the 1858 Raseiniai Revision List

The Raseiniai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Raseiniai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/1816%20Guare%20Revision%20List.htm

Among the towns in Raseiniai district are:
Batakai, Dauglauskis, Gaure, Girkalnis, Jurbarkas, Kelme, Kraziai, Kvedarna, Nemaksciai, Pajuris, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Silale, Siluva, Skaudville, Sveksna, Taurage, Tytuvenai, Vainutis, Zemaiciu Naumiestis.

This group is looking for a coordinator. To volunteer, or to learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Ignalina

Located northwest of Vilnius and about half way to Daugavpils
http://www.judaicvilnius.com/en/main/news/newsletter/no10/

http://www.inyourpocket.com/city/ignalina.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/Cemetery/e-europe/lithuania.html

http://pallorium.com/ARTICLES/art06.html

Ivye

http://creekin.net/k13884-n108-lithuania-jew-lithuania.html

Among the towns in Oshmiany district are:
Dieveniskes, Dvorets, Golshany, Ivye, Kreva, Lipnishki, Nabiloki, Oshmiany, Smorgon, Solsk, Traby, Vishnevo, Volozhin, Zaskevichi, Zhuprany.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Joanne Saltman Jsaltman@email.msn.com

Janniskelis (Joniskeles, Yanishkelis)

http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetLinks/yanishkelis/yanishkelis.html

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/yanishkelis/yanishkelis.html

http://www.btinternet.com/~ablumsohn/killings.htm

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/Panevezys%20(Upyte)%20District_Powiat.htm

Jieznas

Located south of Kovno and is part of Trakai District and the Trakai District Group coordinator is Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net

http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/HTML/sorrow_ak.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Stoklishok/stoklishok2.html

http://www.gutstein.net/trakai/index.htm

To learn how to become part of this group contact Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net

Jodeike

A small village. Research in the Zadakiai estate records held in the Vilna archives reveals some interesting documents. There is a tax account for 1786.
http://www.netkolej.com/city/tytuvenai+lithuania.html

Jonava Synagogue

Jonava (Yaneve, Yanovo)

Located in the Kovno Uyezd and near the shtetls of Seta and Vandziogala. In JewishGen's ShtetlSeeker, there are Yanovo's/Janowa's in Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania and Russia. There are also many towns named Janow in Poland, including a Janow Podlaski and a Janow Lubelskie. There is even another Yonavo in Lithuania other than the one in Kovno Uyezd - today it is called Jokavai.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Jonava/jonhist.htm

http://www.mindspring.com/~peggyf/jonava.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/InternalPassports.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Jonava/Jonava.html

http://www.btinternet.com/~ablumsohn/jaeger.htm

http://www.nizkor.org/ftp.cgi/orgs/german/einsatzgruppen/ftp.py?orgs/german/einsatzgruppen//jaeger-report/jaeger-transcript

The Kaunas District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Kaunas district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Kaunas district are:
Ariogala, Babtai, Cekiske, Dotnuva, Grinkiskis, Jonava, Josvainiai, Kaunas, Kedainiai, Krakes, Kretinga, Krukai, Kvesai, Panemune, Rumsiskes, Serecizius, Vandziogala, Veliuona, Vilijampole, Vilkija, Zapishkis, Zeimiai.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

"The Unbelievable Truth" - authored by Jeanne Ran Tcharnyi. There are a limited number of copies of this book which describes her growing up in Jonava, Lithuania and her life in the Vilnius ghetto, working for Nazi headquarters in Minsk posing as a non-Jew, spying for the partisans, and ending up in the Russian Gulag. The book was originally published in Russian and Lithuanian and now in English. Buying a copy benefits Jeanne personally as she lives on a very meager income. If still available, it can be purchased from
www.Avotaynu.com

Ada Greenblatt offered a listing of Jonava Societies and Associations associated with the JGSNY Cemetery Project in a message to the JewishGen Digest group on December 10, 2000 - Message No. 4 There is a further listing in another JewishGen Digest of 12/13/00

Jonishkelis (Jonishkel)

The Panevezys District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Panevezys district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Panevezys district are:
Birzai, Jonishkelis, Krekenava, Linkuva, Naujamiestis, Paberzhe, Pakrujois, Panevezys, Pasvalys, Pumpenai, Pusalotas, Ramygala, Snipiskes, Vabalninkas, Zeimelis.

http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/VitalRecs.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania3/lit3_001.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Michael Witkin Michael@witkin.org

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Joniskis

Among the towns in Siauliai district are:
Akmene, Baisogala, Gruzdziai, Joniskis, Klykoliai, Kurseniai, Laizuva, Leckava, Luoke, Lygumai, Padubysys, Paile, Pasvitinys, Radviliskis, Saukenai, Seduva, Siaulenai, Siauliai (city), Tryskiai, Uzventis, Vaiguva, Vegeriai, Vieksniai, Zagare (new and old). To learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/HTML/OnlineJournals/joniskis_area_jewry.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/Cemetery/e-europe/lithuania.html

http://www.culture-routes.lu/php/fo_index.php?lng=en&dest=bd_ar_det&id=00000260&PHPSESSID=1084e3b293

http://www.muziejai.lt/joniskis/istorijos_muziejus.en.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Josvainiai (see also Yosvain)

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/1816%20RL.htm

http://users.aol.com/glynne/home.htm

http://www.visitkedainiai.lt/index.php?-1210474623

To learn how to become part of this group contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Jurbarkas (Yurburg, Yurbrick, Georgenburg)

Located on the north side of the Neiman river - 75 miles (117 km) west of Vilna. This is home to one of the most famous Jewish Wooden Synagogues. It used to have birds and animals on the walls. It was burned by the Lithuanians and the Jews were forced to dance and sing during its destruction. The residents were then led to the side of town and shot. The cemetery has about 400 graves. There is a survivor still living in the town as of May 17, 2000.

There is a Yurburg ShtetLinks web page at http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/yurburg/yurburg.html

"The Memorial Book for the Jewish Community of Yurburg, Lithuania" -
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/translations.html

The Yizkor Book has been completely translated into English and is available at
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Jurbarkas/yurburg.html

http://www.ejewish.info/resources/resourceSearchResults.aspx?sText=Jurbarkas%20(Lithuania)&keywordid=594&rsid=96

http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/phistories/phi_child_smuggle_uu.htm

Joel Alpert is the Yurburg Yizkor Book and ShtetLinks Projects Coordinator.

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Jurodik

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Kaidan (Keidainiai)

There are three shuls, all either abandoned or occupied by a second-hand schmatte store.

Kaishiadorys -

"Visiting the Jewish Cemeteries in Kaisadorys and Zasliai" - authored by Aleksandrs Feigmanis and published in the April, 1999 issue of the LITVAKSIG Journal
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/journal.htm

http://www.ejewish.info/resources/resourceKeywordManual.aspx?letter=K&rsid=0

http://faitelson.bsmart.co.il/HTMLs/article2.aspx?C2023=12141&BSP=12127&BSS2=12127

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Kaltinenai

A wooden synagogue was located in this community. "Lost Wooden Synagogues" web site
http://www.woodensynagogues.com

http://samogitia.mch.mii.lt/LANKYTINOS_VIETOS/lankytvietos.en.htm

http://www.zeek.net/feature_0510.shtml

Kalvarija (Kalwaria)

There is a Yizkor Book.
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/pinkas_lita/lit_00590.html

Ron Kathren has personally visited this shtetl in 1997 and gave a brief description of his observations in the 1/31/99 JewishGen Digest on page 16. Contact: rkathren@tricity.WSU.edu

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/pinkas_lita/lit_00590.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/lita/lit1499.html

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/kalvarija/kalvarija.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalvarija,_Lithuania

http://www.ejewish.info/resources/resourceCategoryDisplay.aspx?sortField=hitcount&sortOrder=desc&categoryid=353&rsid=96

The archives in Vilnius have 1908 homeowners' lists from Kalwaria, but nothing else. The town belonged to Poland, at one time while in the Suwalki Guberniya

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Kamajai

The Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in the district are:
Aniakainis, Dusetos, Kamajai, Obeliai, Rokiskis, Salakas, Skapiskis, Savinishkis, Zarasai, (Novo Aleksandrovsk).

http://bayl.org/maps.htm

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/Ukmerge%20(Vilkomir)%20District_Powiat.htm

To learn how to become part of this group contact Saul Adelman adelmans@adelvx.citadel.edu

Kaniava (LDRG)

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/grodno/GGGDec98.htm

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/lida-district/eis-area.htm

http://www.lithnames.nux.co.uk/

Kapciamiestis (Kopcheve)

This town has two sites. The second site has important information for those who are interested in Kopcheve.

http://www.kapciamiestis.org/history.htm

http://www.isragen.org.il/NROS/YY2007/

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kopcheve/kopcheve.html

http://www.kapciamiestis.org/

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/1784%20Census%20-%20Wiejsieje%20Kahal.htm

Regional Special Interest Groups

http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

http://www.kapciamiestis.org

Kapsukas

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/mariampol/mariampol.html

http://www.lituanus.org/1975/75_1_04.htm

Karcemos

A suburb of Radivliskis
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/lithuania/map/m3597275/karcemos.html

http://tinyurl.com/yt3hgj

http://indexmundi.com/zp/lh/2160.htm

http://www.lithuaniangenealogy.org/databases/lithuania/counties/index.html?letter=K

Kaunas (Kovno)

A large city, but also a Uyezd consisting of eight Uyezds (counties). It served as the capital of independent Lithuania between the great wars. It has today, a Jewish community of some 500-600 Jews with a Shul that is still functioning. It stands out as the place of some of the Holocaust's most brutal events; the liquidation of the Jewish community of Kovno (and many other places) is commemorated by monuments and exhibits in the tsarist-era fortress at which thousands of Jews were shot to death.

Those Lithuanians who helped murder Jews are described as Nazis (presumably Germans) and their "Mithelfers", the standard euphemism for Lithuanian collaborators.

"The Destruction of Jewish Kovno" - (Umkum fun der Yiddisher Kovne") In the first days of WW II, the Lithuanian ruffians calling themselves partisans, caught thousands of Jews in the streets of the city and imprisoned them in the Seventh Fort near Kovno (Kaunas).

"From Here To Kovno" - a documentary film, Search for grandfather's House Leads to Family Revelations - authored by Susan Josephs Staff Writer, The Jewish Week and published in the LitvakSIG Journal of March, 2001
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/journal.htm

"How I survived The Kovno Ghetto" by Ephraim Romm - an article
http://www.aish.com/holocaust/people/How_I_Survived_the_Kovno_Ghetto.asp

"Kaunas Guberniya Jews Expelled from Riga" - the Siauliai District Research Group has distributed a list of 540 records dated 1895 showing Kaunas Guberniya Jews expelled from Riga.

"Kovno Ghetto Diary" - authored by Meir Yellin & Dimitri Gelpern, in Moscow, State Publishing House, "Der Emes", 1948 (Yiddish, 214 pages) translated into English by Chaim Bargman and Robin O'Neil as a reliable source of research the History of Resistance in the Kovno Ghetto - "the readers of this book should know that it was published during the so called BLACK YEARS in USSR when almost every word, phrases and comment were strictly censored, changed or distorted.

"The Litvaks - A Short History of the Jews in Lithuania" - published in English by Yad Vashem and edited by Prof. Dov Levin in 1996-1998 and is based on all available and reliable sources: Yahadut Lita III and Lite I.

"My Grandfather's House" - traces the search for the house that the author's grandfather lived in in Kovno before coming to America in 1911. It is a film documentary by Eileen Douglas and Ron Steinman

All that I (Dov Levin) realized already in 1961 during the preparation to publish together with the late Prof. Zvi A. Brown or our book "The Story of an Underground - The Resistance of Jews of Kovno in the Second World War", Jerusalem Yad Vashem 1962, (Hebrew, 422 pages." as attributed to Prof. Dov Levin in a JewishGen posting on 12/14/01
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/translations.html

"Surviving the Holocaust: The Kovno Ghetto Diary" - authored by Avraham Tory. This diary remains an important chronicle of 3 years of murderous Nazi rule which was used as evidence in war crimes trials. Mr. Tory died at his home in Tel Aviv on 2-24-2003, at the age of 92. He was born in 1909 in Lazdijai. His father, Zorach, had graduated from Volohyzhin Yeshiva, took Simchas but never practiced as a rabbi. He adopted the name Tory in 1950 after arriving in Israel.

1816 and 1851 Kovno City Revision Lists
http://resources.ushmm.org/Holocaust-Names/List-Catalog/display/details.php?type=nlcat&id=101841

http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/kovno/kovno.html

1859 Kovna Uyezd - Archives Catalogue Number: Fond (1-49), Ap. (Opus) 1, B. (File) 4103
http://www.hydeparkfhc.org/cgi-bin/catalog.exe?country=Jewish&county=Russia&type=parish

1880 Kovna Uyezd - Jewish Prayer Schools and their Personnel Boards - contains a lot of information about religious functionaries. Archives Catalogue Number: Fond (I-61), Ap. (Opus) 2, B. (File) 5761
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeol99x/litvaksigvitalrecordstranslationproject/
2007.12.01_arch.html

There is a 1919-1940 Internal Passport Database project. For full information about internal passports, to search the database
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/InternalPassports.htm

Adoption had to be cancelled and they had to return to their previous places of resident in Kaunas Guberniya. This list should be available in the All Lithuania Database
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Kaunas Regional Archives - Chief Archivist, Kaunas Regional Archives is Vitalija Gircyte archyvas@kaunas.aiva.lt (Kauno Apskrities Archyvas)

Kaunas SIG - Ada Greenblatt is the Kaunas District Coordinator for LITVAKSIG. To learn how to become part of this group contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

Among the towns in Kaunas district (during the 1800s see Panevezys Uyezd) are:
Ariogala, Babtai, Cekiske, Dotnuva, Grinkiskis, Jonava, Josvainiai, Kaunas, Kedainiai, Krakes, Kretinga, Krukai, Kvesai, Panemune, Rumsiskes, Seredzius, Vandziogala, Veliuona, Vilijampole, Vilkija, Zepyskis, Zeimiai.

Kovno - there is a beautifully done web site, including photographs entitled "The Jews of Kovno" at
http://www.jewishmag.com/35mag/kovno/kovno.htm

Kovno Cemetery List (1941-1943) is a 44 page Yiddish manuscript that contains nearly 900 surnames of the Jewish dead buried in the Kovno Cemetery. There are two Jewish cemeteries in Kaunas according to Ron Kathren kathren@juno.com in a posting. The new cemetery is located adjacent to an army facility and is in remarkably good condition.
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/HTML/kovnocem.htm

Kovno Ghetto Diary - written by Dmitri Gelpernus
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/kaunas/

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There are 26 items available from 1895-1914. The updated Locality Index can be found at: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/
VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

Heads of Households of these Kaunas Guberniya Jewish families were legally adopted by Riga Jewish families and, as adopted sons, were registered as belonging to Riga Jewish community with all their families. When it was found out (because of the complaints some other Riga Jews wrote - there always is somebody writing complaints), police investigated the matter and the case even reached the Senate of Russia (at that time this was the Highest court) which finally decided that adopted sons did not have the right to become members of Riga Jewish community automatically.

Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto - Online exhibit by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum based on artifacts and documents buried as a historical record by inhabitants of the Kovno ghetto in Lithuania. Includes many photographs, interactive exhibits, and a timeline.
http://www.ushmm.org/kovno/

The Kaunas Coordinator is Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

The Kaunas District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Kaunas district. "Kuono Redybo" is the equivalent of Kovno Guberniya. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Lists of Records Acquired by LitvakSig Kaunas District Research Group
http://home.att.net/~Kaunas/kaunasuyezd.htm

Nevizazer Synagogue - Rabbi Israel Salanter was the founder of the Mussar movement. He was also rabbi of Yarburg.

Photos of Deportation
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005174

Revision Lists for 1816 and 1834, as well as the Family Lists for 1874 and 1887 are combined in the New Kaunas Uyezd Family Records
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/HTML/revision.htm

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Kavarskas

The Ukmerge (Vilkomer) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Ukmerge (Vilkomer) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in the district are:
Anyksciai, Kavarskas, Kupishkis, Ragova, Seta, Svedesai, Ukmerge (Vilkomer), Utena, Uzpaliai, Zelva.

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Richard Winer rawiner@mediaone.net

http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/html/vital-p4.htm

http://www.shoah.smm.lt/Pub/default.aspx?Page=SchoolsDetailsEN&Letter=*&TypeID=1&LocationID=13&RecordID=88

The following site is in Lithuanian and can be translated
http://www.kovarski.ru/index.ipj?clsid=3795239278-6953-16397-191&method=getArticle&id=111689&rubric_id=73542

http://www.avotaynu.com/subindex/indexl.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Kedainiai (Keidani, Keidan)

The history of this shtetl can be found at
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/acassel/
keidan/history/cassel_ch1-2.html

http://www.keidan.net/

http://home.comcast.net/~acassel/keidan/tombstones/adalist1.html

http://home.comcast.net/~acassel/keidan/email/archive96.html

1816 Revision List (was part of Raseiniai District until 1843, then Kaunas)

The Kaunas District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Kaunas district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in this district are:
Ariogala, Babtai, Cekiske, Dotnuva, Grinkiskis, Jonava, Josvainiai, Kaunas, Kedainiai, Krakes, Kretinga, Krukai, Kvesai, Panemune, Rumsiskes, Seredzius, Vandziogala, Veliuona, Vilijampole, Vilkija, Zepyskis, Zeimiai.

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

Keidan Cemeteries Database - tombstone inscriptions from seven Keidaner cemeteries in Lithuania, New York and Chicago are available on the All Lithuania Database.
http://jewishgen.org/litvak

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There are 19 items from 1896-1914 available. The updated Locality Index can be found at: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

http://wikitravel.org/en/K%C4%97dainiai

http://www.jewishgen.org/communities/trees/

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Kelme - (Kelem, [Yiddish-Kelm], Kelmen) (in Yiddish it is known as Kelem)

"An Eye Witness Series Article #2" - glimpses of History: Jewish Organization in Kelme authored by Vaclovas Rimkus, "Biciulis," December 16, 1992 and published in the November, 1999 issue of LitvakSIG Journal
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/journal.htm

"An Eye Witness Series Article #4" - a list of Jews in Kelme as compiled by Mrs. Emilija Valanciene on April 8, 1988 and published in the December, 1999 issue of LitvakSIG Journal
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/journal.htm

1816 Revision List
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kvedarna/kve-1816revision1.html

The Raseiniai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Raseiniai district. There is a searchable directory of former residents available including individual information found in archival records, books, and other sources. There is a handwritten list of 42 pages, some handwritten, some typed, listing several hundred names of people rounded up from the shtetls within the Kelme area in 1941. Some were imprisoned in the Siauliai ghetto. Most were shot in the forest and dumped in unmarked mass burial grounds. The lists were created by an eyewitness from the area and also included are several newspaper articles.

Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Raseiniai district are:
Batakai, Dauglauskis, Gaure, Girkalnis, Jurbarkas, Kelme, Kraziai, Kvedama, Nemaksciai, Pajuris, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Silale, Siluva, Skaudville, Sveksna, Taurage, Tytuvenai, Vainutis, Zeimaiciu Naumiestis.

This group is looking for a coordinator. To volunteer, or to learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Application sheets for the establishment of a bank account in the Postal-Telegraph Savings Bank of Kelme for the years 1891-1904 is available at nominal cost from Robert Weiss RWeissJGS@aol.com These documents contain:

Surname of applicant
First Name of Applicant
Father's name
Name at Birth for Woman
Place of Birth
Date of Birth
Age
Permanent Residence and Place of Registration
Social Status and Profession (Place of Work)
and if the account is for a minor, the information on the minor's parents.

Birth, Death, Marriage and Revision Lists are available through the ALD

Indexes to various archival and published records of Kelme from 1816 to 1944 are available on the All Lithuania Database
http://jewishgen.org/litvak

Information for Kelme may be available at http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/translations.html

The Krubelnik Family is being researched by lauren1@melbpc.org.au and Lhamilton@mayerbrown.com For extensive information on Kelme, contact Robert Weiss at RWeissJGS@aol.com

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There are 2 items available from 1865/1869. The updated Locality Index can be found at:
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/
VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/kelme/kelme.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/lithuania2/lit2_00345.html

http://www.shoah.smm.lt/Pub/default.aspx?Page=SchoolsDetailsEN&Letter=K&TypeID=1&LocationID=21&RecordID=234

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/1784_slutsk_census_and_rabbinical%20Families.htm

http://www.inyourpocket.com/city/ke.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Click on map to enlarge

Klaipeda (Memel)

The third largest city in Lithuania, a seaport town that has been influenced by the Germans in the past. Previously known as Memel, Germany, it was once in Russia, Poland, Lithuania at various times over the past 200 years and was known by different names under those regimes. It was visited by Ted and Shirley Margulis in 1994 as a large part of our Cohen family once lived here. Being a rather large port city prior to WWII, it had a large Jewish presence. During German rule, it was known as Memel. The President (in 1996) of the Jewish Community was Boris Smoliar.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_Lithuania

http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/eceurope/xmemelland.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetLinks

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Galina Baranova, the head Archivist in Vilna, advises that there are some records in the State Historical Archives - but not rabbinical ones. The head of the Jewish Community in Klaipeda stated that most of the records of the pre-war Memel were taken to Berlin.

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/memel/memel2.html

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/memel/memel3.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/lita/Lit1427.html

http://worldatwar.net/nations/other/memel/

http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/eceurope/xmemelland.html

A photo of this city can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

City Travel Guide can be found at http://www.inyourpocket.com/Lithuania/Klaipeda_home.shtml

Information and data about the Memel records for the city of Memel as well as for the Memel District. All of it is in German but there is also some information in English.
http://www.leiserowitz.de/Juden/index.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Klykoliai

Among the towns in Siauliai district are:
Akmene, Baisogala, Gruzdziai, Joniskis, Klykoliai, Kurseniai, Laizuva, Leckava, Luoke, Lygumai, Padubysys, Papile, Pasvitinys, Radviliskis, Saukenai, Seduva, Siaulenai, Siauliai (city) Tryskiai, Uzventis, Vaiguva, Vegeriai, Vieksniai, Zagare (new and old).
http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/alphabetical_list_of_the_towns.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/HTML/srcslith.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/html/vital-p4.htm

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Koshedary

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

http://www.ejewish.info/resources/resourceKeywordManual.aspx?letter=K&rsid=96

http://www.jewishgen.org/communities/trees/

"The Twentieth Train" - story of a Jewish resistant fighter authored by Marion Schreiber. One day in April 1943, a young doctor and Jewish resistance fighter Youra Livchitz discovered the departure date of the next transport train to Auschwitz. With only one weekend in which to organize a raid, Youra recruited...
http://www.amazon.com/Twentieth-Train-Story-Ambush-Auschwitz/dp/080211766X

Kovno - (see Kaunas above)

Krakes (Krok)

A town in central Lithuania, 16 km northwest of Kedainiai. The population in 1959 was 1 047 (1 800 in 1938). It is the center of a rural community belonging to the district of Kedainiai.

1816 Revision List (also part of Raseiniai District in 1816)
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/krakes/archives.htm

Several sets of Family Records are available

Krakes Jewish Cemetery
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/krakes/krakescem.htm

There is a ShtetLinks page
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/krakes/krakjews.htm

http://www.btinternet.com/~ablumsohn/jaeger.htm

http://www.nizkor.org/ftp.cgi/orgs/german/einsatzgruppen/ftp.py?orgs/german/einsatzgruppen//jaeger-report/jaeger-transcript

http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/hme-lithuania.htm

http://www.lithuaniangenealogy.org/databases/jewish_communities/
krakes/krakes.html

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/krakes/archives.htm

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There are 6 items available from 1896-1914. The updated Locality Index can be found at: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Krakai

Among the towns are:
Ariogala, Babtai, Cekiske, Dotnuva, Grinkiskis, Jonava, Josvainiai, Kaunas, Kedainiai, Krakes, Kretinga, Krukai, Kvesai, Panemune, Rumsiskes, Seredzius, Vandziogala, Veliuona, Vilijampole, Vilkija, Zepyskis, Zeimiai.

http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/HTML/klevanlist.htm

http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/vashki/vas_pages/vash_gb_archive1.html

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/KCL05780-009.html

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Krasne

A site with many names, manifest lists and includes the surrounding areas
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/

http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/shtetls/shtetl_detail.php?filename=skrasnevv

http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/hme-belarus.htm

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kolbuszowa/sl_krasnenearlancut.htm

http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/krasne/kne_pages/kne_gb_archive.html

http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/krasne/kne_pages/kne_gb_archive_03.html

Krazai (Kruzh, Kraziai, Krazhiai)

Including a map of the area, notable events, oral history and a database
http://www.zah.ndirect.co.uk/Krazai.htm

The Raseiniai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Raseiniai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Raseiniai district are:
Batakai, Dauglauskis, Gaure, Girkalnis, Jurbarkas, Kelme, Kraziai, Kvedarna, Nemaksciai, Pajuris, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Silale, Siluva, Skaudville, Sveksna, Taurage, Tytuvenai, Vainutis, Zeimaiciu Naumiestis.

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

This group is looking for a coordinator. To volunteer, or to learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Krekenava (Kravkinovo)

The Panevezys District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Panevezys district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

To learn how to become part of this group contact Michael Witkin Michael@witkin.org

Kretinga - (Kretingale, Kretinge, Kretingen, Krettingen, Krottingen,
Kratinga, Myasto Kretinga, Kretynga, Kretingos)

Located 129 Km W of Siauliai. Telsiai is 67 km W of Siauliai. It is also the name of the Administrative District

The Telsiai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Telsiai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in the Telsiai district are
Alsedzhiai, Barstyciai, Darbenai, Gargzdai, Kretinga, Laukuva, Mosedis, Pavandene, Pikeliai, Plunge, Salantai, Seda, Skudoas, Varniai, Yiakai, Zidikai. To learn how to become part of this group, contact Dena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Krevo (Kreva)

Among the towns in Oshmiany district are:
Dieveniskes, Dvorets, Golshany, Ivye, Krevo, Lipnishki, Nabiloki, Oshmiany, Smorgon, Solsk, Traby, Vishnevo, Volozhin, Zaskevichi, Zhuprany.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Joanne Saltman Jsaltman@email.msn.com

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Krinchiunai

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Kriukai

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Krivich

Located in Vileyka is now in the Miadeli district, Minsk Guberniya in Belarus

Comments from former residents, and photos are at http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/dolhinov/dolhinov.html

Krottingen

Contact Rosalyn Livshin - Regional Special Interest Groups
http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Krustpils

Location: 82 km NW of Daugavpils - see also Jekabpils ShtetLinks page which is combined with Krustpils, there is a link to a map and a list of Jekabpils and Krustpils residents and their occupations. The 2 Shtetlach were on east and west banks of the Daugava river http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/jekabpils/jekabpils.htm

Kruvonday

A small village in Kaunas Guberniya had a Jewish presence.
http://www.airport-images.com/city_1526412_Kruvonday

Kudirkos Naumiestis

In May 2000, a visitor to the Jewish cemetery reported that some local "hoodlums" had smashed the last remaining marble plaque on a lone Mogen Dovid cenotaph.

Contact Joseph Rosin Regional Special Interest Groups
http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Kudirkos-Naumiestis ( See also Vladislavov) - A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

"Kuono Redybo"

is the equivalent of Kovno Guberniya.

Kupishkis (Kupiskis, Kupishok, Russian = Slavianisky)

The Ukmerge (Vilkomer) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Ukmerge (Vilkomer) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD

Among the towns in Ukmerge district are:
Anyksciai, Kavarskas, Kupishkis, Ragova, Seta, Svedesai, Ukmerge (Vilkomer), Utena, Uzpaliai, Zelva.

Kupiskis District - the area encompassed a thick forest of mostly pine woods located in the Simoniu and Zalioni Forest tracts and many homes were generally made of wood with dirt floors. The district includes these villages:
Alizava, Geleziai, Kupiskis, Noriunai, Simonys, Skapiskis and Subacius.

During the summer of 1941, more than 1,000 Jewish men, women and children - about one-fourth of Kupishki's population were murdered by men under Werner Loew, a Nazi appointed mayor and police commander assigned to this town.

Kupiskis, known in Yiddish as Kupishok, was home to 1,444 Jews before World War II. Today no Jews live in Kupishok. Amazingly, however, there are nearly 60 people around the world researching their Jewish ancestors from this small Lithuanian town. Most of them are listed in the
JewishGen Family Finder

Box Tax Payer Lists
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/html/vital-p4.htm

The Kupiskis, Lithuania ShtetLinks site has been updated including the Cemetery records as well as a new section for Kupiskis Cemetery Records. Additionally, there is now a Kupiskis family photo gallery. These photos are arranged by family and new photos will be added in time.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/kupiskis/kupishok.htm

In the 16-17th Centuries, Kupiskis District which includes the villages of Alizava, Geleziai, Kupiskis, Noriunai, Simonys, Skapiskis, and Subacius, was surrounded by thick forest of mostly pine woods located in the Simoniu and Zalioni Forest tracts. As wood was plentiful, homes were generally made of wood with dirt floors. In the late 19th and early 20th Century, there were three mills in Kupiskis, one of which was for the processing of wood products. This mill was owned by the Smidt family and the building remains today. Also, prior to the Holocaust, one of the large forestry areas adjacent to Kupiskis was run by a Jew who was forced to flee during the Holocaust. It is not known whether he managed to escape.

In modern Kupiskis, there are several lumber companies that process wood products, including one from Oregon in the U.S. - "Ochoco Lumber Company". Also a popular export is peat which extraction began in 1936 and is taken from the Sepeta Peat Bog which is 4.5 km southeast of Kupiskis and contains 776.7 hectares and the Aliai Peat bog in Svencioniai. Many of the wood or peat products are exported to other countries including Israel. From a posting by Ann Rabinowitz on July 3, 2000
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/kupiskis/kupishok.htm

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

For more information on the Kupis'hok SIG (Special Interest Group), please contact the SIG coordinator, Ann Rabinowitz, at annrab@bellsouth.net, or the SIG Secretary, Linda Cantor at kupiskis@lcantor.org To learn how to become part of this group contact Richard Winer rawiner@mediaone.net

Wall of Memory Holocaust Memorial dedication trip to Kupiskis,
Lithuania. The Memorial will be one of the first shtetl commemorations to be constructed in Lithuania with actual names of victims in recent times. It is an important event for those whose families are from Kupiskis and vicinity who were killed in 1941. The information can be found on the following web site:
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/kupiskis/memproject.htm#Trip

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Kurenets (Kurenitz, Kurenits, Kuznitse)

A map and detailed information about this shtetl can be found at http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/kurenets/kurenets.html

Jews lived here since the beginning of the 18th century and populated the many small shtetls around according to an 1867 census.

Kurkliai

A wooden synagogue was located in this community. "Lost Wooden Synagogues" web site
http://www.woodensynagogues.com

Kurseniai (Kurshenai)

Among the towns in Siauliai district are:
Akmene, Baisogala, Gruzdziai, Joniskis, Klykoliai, Kurseniai, Laizuva, Leckava, Luoke, Lygumai, Padubysys, Paile, Pasvitinys, Radviliskis, Saukenai, Seduva, Siaulenai, Siauliai (city), Tryskiai, Uzventis, Vaiguva, Vegeriai, Vieksniai, Zagare (new and old).

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Kurtuvenai

Among the towns in Siauliai District are:
Akmene, Baisogala, Gruzdziai, Joniskis, Klykoliai, Kurseniai, Laizuva, Leckava, Luoke, Lygumai, Padubysys, Paile, Pasvitinys, Radviliskis, Saukenai, Seduva, Siaulenai, Siauliai (city), Tryskiai, Uzventis, Vaiguva, Vegeriai, Vieksniai, Zagare (new and old).

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Kvedarna (Chweidan)

1895 Rabbi Electors' List
http://www.brujula.net/cgi-bin/nntp2/wwwnntp?soc.genealogy.jewish/57887

http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/vashki/vas_pages/vash_gb_archive1.html

The Raseiniai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Raseiniai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Kvesai

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

Kybartai (Kibart, Kybart)

"The Book of Remembrance of the Jewish Community of Kybart" was authored and translated by Joseph Rosin in 1988 at
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Laizuva (Laizhuva)

http://www.coussins.org/Family/zagare2.htm

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Laukuva

Among the towns in Telsai district are:
Alsedzhiai, Barstyciai, Darbenai, Gargzdai, Kretinga, Laukuva, Mosedis, Pavandene, Pikeliai, Plunge, Salantai, Seda, Skudoas, Varniai, Yiakai, Zidikai

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Deena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Lazdijai (Lazdei)

A major update by ShtetLinks has been made at their site
http://www.jewishgen.org/shtetlinks/lazdijai/

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Leckava

"Visiting Leckava Jewish Cemetery" - authored by Aleksandrs Feigmanis with over 150 names found in the Jewish Cemetery are available in an article published in the May, 2000 issue of the LitvakSIG Journal
http://www.jewishgen.org/LITVAK/HTML/OnlineJournals/Journal.htm

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Leipalingis (Leipalingus)

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Leipuniai

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Lentvaris (Landverova, Landvaruv, Landwarow, Lentvaravas, Liudvtvaras, Liutavariskes, Lyandvarovo, Lyandvaruv)

A small village located between Vilnius and Trakai. It is 10.9 miles WSW of Vilna

Leoliai

1816 Revision List - contact the Raseiniai District Research Group
http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/alphabetical_list_of_the_towns.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Leonpol

1850 Revision List for the Disna Uyezd is being translated by the Disna Uyezd Research Group. In 1850 the Shtetlach of Disna Uyezd were in Vilna Guberniya and the records reside in the Central State Historical Archives of Lithuania.

Lida

The Lida District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Lida district. The 1858 Revision List translations include 2,614 listings and is posted in the ALD

Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Lida district are:
Baksty, Bastuny, Beletsy, Bobra (village of Razanka), Chodaraucy, Ciejkowszczyzna, village of Razanka, Dambrova, Daziskji, Dzjam'janaucy, Dolina Zarzeczna, village of Razanka, Dolina, village of Razanka, Dolne I Gorne, village of Razanka, Dowklewszczyzna, village of Razanka, Dudni, Dziakowce, village of Razanka, Eisiskes, Ghadziloni, Girziejowska, village of Razanka, Goldov, Grachesk, Grodno, Haluby, Trakeli, Irakeli, Ishelin, Kascjaneva, Klimowszczyzna, village of Razanka, Kolonia Dubruva, village of Razanka, Krupava, Kryszylki, village of Razanka, Levedi, Lida, Lipicanka, Lipnishshki (Lipnishuk/Lipnishov) Nowy Dwor, Oriya, Ostryna, Radun, Shchuchin, Voronovo, Zholudok.

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Judy Baston jrbaston@aol.com

Four years of vital records for Lida district are in the Grodno Archives

Ligum (Ligem, Ligim, Lygumai)

Located in the Siauliai Uyezd, Kaunas Guberniya. There is a wooden synagogue, one of only seven not burned down during the Holocaust. Family trees of a number of families of this shtetl and the nearby Pakroi/Pakrujois shtetl can be found at
http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/ligum/

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Linkuva (Linkove)

A village in northern Lithuania on the banks of the Musa river. It is 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Siauliai (Shavili), the nearest large town. The Panevezys District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Panevezys district. Most towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm Michael@witkin.org

Audio Witness Testimony (non-Jewish) on the Linkuva Webpage about the killing of the Jews here - MMMP3 format with partial text translation
http://www.btinternet.com/~ablumsohn/linkuva.htm

Killings in Linkuva
http://www.btinternet.com/~ablumsohn/killings.htm

For maps and for the story This web site includes a copy of a page from a 1939 Lithuanian telephone book that includes the towns of Leckava, Leipalingis, Lekeciai, Leliunai, Lenkimai, Lesciai, Liduokiai, Lieplauke and Linkuva and photos of people from Linkuva, Holocaust resources and the Blumsohn Family Tree. At this same site, you can find a Plot Map of Linkuva in 1863. Click on the map for detailed view of the map and ownership of plots.

http://www.btinternet.com/~ablumsohn/map.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Personal Traveling Experience - These links from the Blumsohns include a copy of a page from a 1939 Lithuanian telephone directory that includes the towns of Leckava, Leipalingus, Lekeciai, Leliunai, Lenkimai, Lesciai, Liduokiai, Lieplauke and Linkuva; several photographs of people from Linkuva (and possibly surrounding areas) - some unidentified; selected holocaust resources; a Family Tree from our Linkuva family which includes Blumsohn, Blumson, Blumzon, Barr, Baras, Epstein and Israelit, among others
http://members.aol.com/ablumsohn/linkuva/linkuva.htm

http://www.btinternet.com/~ablumsohn/linkuva.htm

Rev. Skaska List for 1834 available at ALD

"Visit To Lithuania" for the Blumsohn Family http://www.btinternet.com/~ablumsohn/map.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/pix.htm

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Lipnishki

Lomza-Suwalki SIG

The SIG has been publishing data in it's Journal Landsmen, since 1990. It is a quarterly publication. On the Web page is a listing of everything that has been published to date.
http://www.jewishgen.org/SuwalkLomza

Information about the restoration of the Jewish cemetery and a partial listing of the names of the deceased are available or by contacting George Puchall at gpuchall@aol.com
www.lomza.org

Luoke (Luknik, Loknik)

The Siauliai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Siauliai district. This town no longer has any Jews living there, but there is still a cemetery. According to a report, after a visit to the shtetl in 2000 by Sue Weiler, "the cemetery was overgrown with weeds, but an estimated 200 stones, more or less, could be found."

Some family records, photographs of gravestones, lists of gravestones, recent photo are on the ALD

Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD (All Lithuanian Database)
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Siauliai district are:
Akmene, Baisogala, Gruzdziai, Joniskis, Klykoliai, Kurseniai, Laizuva, Leckava, Luoke, Lygumai, Padubysys, Papile, Pasvitinys, Radviliskis, Saukenai, Seduva, Siaulenai, Siauliai (city)Tryskiai, Uzventis, Vaiguva, Vegeriai, Vieksniai, Zagare (new and old).

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Luzhek

1850 Revision List for the Disna Uyezd is being translated by the Disna Uyezd Research Group. In 1850 the Shtetlach of Disna Uyezd were in Vilna Guberniya and the records reside in the Central State Historical Archives of Lithuania.

Lygumai (Ligum)

Located in the north of Lithuania - 13 miles northeast of Siauliai in the Shavili District of the County of Siauliai in Kovno Guberniya. It is six miles from the nearest train station that is located in Statziony.

The Siauliai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Siauliai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD (All Lithuanian Database)
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Siauliai district are:
Akmene, Baisogala, Gruzdziai, Joniskis, Klykoliai, Kurseniai, Laizuva, Leckava, Luoke, Lygumai, Padubysys, Papile, Pasvitinys, Radviliskis, Saukenai, Seduva, Siaulenai, Siauliai (city), Tryskiai, Uzventis, Vaiguva, Vegeriai, Vieksniai, Zagare (new and old).

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of Lygumai can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Maisiagala

Located about 26 km northwest of Vilna. Site is in Lithanian
http://www.radzima.org/

Malat

Revision Lists and/or family lists exist.

Mariyampole (Marijampole, Mariampol, Mariyampole) -

The translation of the necrology from "Mariyampole al gedot ha-nahar Sheshupe" (Mariyampole on the River Shewshupe) can be found by following the links starting at
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor

http://www.jewishgen.org/shtetlinks/mariampol/maria1.html

There is a Yizkor Book. This town was occupied by the Germans on June 22, 1941 (the day operation Barbarossa was announced). The first mass killing was on July 3, 1941, second on July 13, 1941 and then September 1 followed by November 15. Of interest is the fact that the community in Kovno knew nothing of the first killings in Marijampole.

Search all of the Vital records on LITVAKSIG' s ALD (All Lithuanian Database)
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There is 1 item available from 1893. The updated Locality Index can be found at: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

An informative ShtetLinks Home Page for Marijampole, including photos
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/mariampol/mariampol.html

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Mazeikiai (Mazeliai, Mazheikiai, Mazelsky)

The Siauliai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Siauliai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD (All Lithuanian Database)
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Siauliai district are:
Akmene, Baisogala, Gruzdziai, Joniskis, Klykoliai, Kurseniai, Laizuva, Leckava, Luoke, Lygumai, Padubysys, Papile, Pasvitinys, Radviliskis, Saukenai, Seduva, Siaulenai, Siauliai (city)Tryskiai, Uzventis, Vaiguva, Vegeriai, Vieksniai, Zagare (new and old).

There was at least one Jewish family living in this village as of 1784. See page 12 of Avotaynu Volume XX, Number 3 Fall 2004

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/lita/Lit1589.html

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Memel (see Klaipeda)

Merkine ( Meretz, Meritz, Mertch, Meretch)

Located south of Kovno is part of Trakai District and the Trakai district group coordinator is Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net 854 Jews were murdered at the beginning of WW II.

The 1858 Revision Lists for the entire district of Trakai has been translated and most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Trakai district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

There is a JewishGen site for this town including photographs at http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/meretch/meretch.html

There is a list of prominent people in the book "Lithuanian Jewish Communities" authored by Nancy and Stuart Schoenberg.

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net

Mikalavas

Towns within the Trakai District in Vilnius Guberniya are:

Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

Mikhalishki (Mikališkis [Lithuanian], Mikhalishki [Russian], Michalishok [Yiddish], Michaliszki [Polish], Mikoliskis)

http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetm~-2616768

Mikhalishok

Revision Lists and/or family lists exist.

Miroslavas

Towns within the Trakai District in Vilnius Guberniya are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/rokiskis/rok145.html

Moletai (Malat, Malyaty)

It is 38.2 miles north of Vilnius.
http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetm~-2616888

The 1858 Revision List is available from Joel Ratner Joelrat@aol.com and/or the Vilna District Research Group

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/jager.html

http://www.nizkor.org/ftp.cgi/orgs/german/einsatzgruppen/ftp.py?orgs/german/einsatzgruppen//einsatzkommand

http://www.nizkor.org/ftp.py?miscellany/historiography/bellinger-and-jaeger-01

Mosedis

Among the towns in Telsai district are:
Alsedzhiai, Barstyciai, Darbenai, Gargzdai, Kretinga, Laukuva, Mosedis, Pavandene, Pikeliai, Plunge, Salantai, Seda, Skudoas, Varniai, Yiakai, Zidikai.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Deena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

Musnik

Revision Lists and/or family lists exist.

Musninkai

A wooden synagogue was located in this community. "Lost Wooden Synagogues" web site
http://www.woodensynagogues.com

Myadel

Prior to the First Partition of Poland, all records and documents were written in Polish (thus, Miadziol or Miadziel) The Grand Duchy of Lithuania Records of 1784 were written in Polish but records after that date were written in Russian (thus in the Revision Lists of 1811 the spellings were Miadel and Miadelai).

In Yiddish one hears Mah-del. In the Myadel area many languages formed the base of understanding: Lithuanian, Polish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Belarusian and Russian. Although for residents of Myadel, Belarusian is currently the native language, the current, and only legal language, in Myadel is Russian. There is a lot of information at the Myadel web page at
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Myadel/

Nabiloki

Among the towns in Oshmiany district are:
Dieveniskes, Dvorets, Golshany, Ivye, Krevo, Lipnishki, Nabiloki, Oshmiany, Smorgon, Solsk, Traby, Vishnevo, Volozhin, Zaskevichi, Zhuprany.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Jeanne Saltman Jsaltman@email.msn.com

Naishtot (Neustadt, Neustadt-Schirwindt, Vladislavov)

New city or new town and is located 57 kilometers (97 miles) West of Vilnius (Vilna) and about 10 miles NW of Vilkaviskis, very close to Lithuania's West border. Naishtot, Lithuania (Kudirkos-Naumiestis) was known as Wladislawow while Polish. This town was the county seat of Vladislavov Uyezd (Wladyslawow Powiat), one of the seven districts of Suwalk Guberniya.

Suwalk Guberniya was in the Kingdom of Poland -- there were no revisions done in the Kingdom of Poland, therefore there were never any revision lists.

The Kingdom of Poland had its own legal and administrative system, based on the Napoleonic code, which was a different system than that used in the Russian Pale of settlement (Kovno Guberniya, Vilna Guberniya, etc.)
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Naishtot/naishtot.html

Naujoji Vilnia (New Vilnius)

There was a "New Vilnius" or "Naujoji Vilnia" 8 kilometers from the center of Vilnius, that was originally a separate city, founded in the second half of the 19th century. It was incorporated into Vilnius only in 1957.

Naujoji Zhagare

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Naujamiestis (Naujamiestis Panevezys, Naumiestis, Noiye Mesto, Naishtot Ponevezh)

To learn how to become part of this group contact Michael Witkin Michael@witkin.org

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Nemajunai

A town in the Trakai District in Vilnius Guberniya. Among the towns in the district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

Nemaksciai

1816 Revision List
http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/1816%20Nemaksciai%20Revision%20List.htm

1892 Rabbi Electors' List
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/chelm/che265.html

1845 Unable Pay Taxpayers List

Map

http://www.maplandia.com/lithuania/kaunas/raseiniu/nemaksciai/

This group is looking for a coordinator. To volunteer or to learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker at Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Nemencine

Revision Lists and/or family lists exist.
http://gutstein.net/kaunas/kaunas-nemenchinski.htm

Nemunelio Radvilioski (Nei-Radvilishok)

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6721/lpan.htm?200912

Nemunaitis

Located south of Kovno is part of Trakai District and the Trakai district group coordinator is Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net The 1858 Revision Lists for entire district of Trakai has been translated, and most towns are searchable on LD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Trakai district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

To learn how to become part of this group contact Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net

Neustadt Schirwindt

Now known today as Kudirkos-Naumiestis
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?letter=N&artid=228

Nida

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Nowy Dwor

The Lida District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Lida district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Lida district are:
Beletsy, Eisiskes, Lida, Nowy Dwor, Oriya, Ostryna, Radun, Shchuchin, Voronovo, Zholudok.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Judy Baston jrbaston@aol.com

Novy Gorod

Revision Lists and/or family lists exist.

Obelai (Abel, Abeliai, Obeliai)

Located in the northeastern part of Lithuania the Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district are:
Antalkalis, Dusetos, Kamajai, Obeliai, Rokiskis, Salakas, Skapiskis, Savinishkis, Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk).

1845 Family List for Obelai
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/html/OnlineJournals/vitalija.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

"Yizkor - Bukh fun Rakishok un Umgegnt" (Yizkor Book of Rakishok and Environs)
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/translations.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Saul Adelman adelmans@adelvx.citadel.edu

Contact Emma Freeman - Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Olkeniki (Olkenik, Alkonik)

Located 30 miles SW of Vilnius. The remains of a Jewish cemetery is still evident with at least 100 gravestones according to a posting to JewishGen by Ernest fine efine@cygnet.org on 6/24/1999.

There are many mentions, and depiction of Jewish life in this area and of this town in "There Once Was a World" authored by Yaffa Eliach.

Onuskis

A part of the Trakai District in Vilnius Guberniya which includes the following towns:

Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

http://zarasai.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html

Orlya

The Lida District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Lida district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Lida district are:
Beletsy, Eisiskes, Lida, Nowy Dwor, Orlya, Ostryna, Radun, Shchuchin, Voronovo, Zholudok.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Judy Baston jrbaston@aol.com

Oshavitz

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Oshmiany - (Oshmyany, Asmena, Oshmana, Oshiana, Ozmiana, Ozmiany)

Population approximately 4,000 and is located about 75 miles southeast of Vilnius and 120 miles west north northwest of Minsk. It is in Belarus, but was part of Lithuania at different times. Oshmyany was under various ruling situations as follows:

Treaty with USSR 1920
Treaty with USSR 1939
Soviet Republic White Russia 1941
13th century boundary
Lithuania Minor 1719
Lithuania Proper
Russian Czarist boundaries
Territory of Klaipeda (Memel)

The Oshmiany District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Oshmiany district. Because Oshmiany was in the area that was once Lithuania, the 1858 Revision List for Oshmiany and other towns in the Oshmiany District is in the Lithuanian State Historical Archives. You can find this list at the searchable All-Lithuania Database
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/all.htm

Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Oshmiany district are:
Dereviany, Devenishki, Dieveniskes, Dvorets, Golshany, Ivye (Ivoye), Krevo, Lipnishki, Nabiloki, Nalibokooye (Nalibotz) Oshmiany, Smorgon, Solsk, Traby, Vishnevo, Volozhin, Zaskevichi , Zhuprany.

The 1858 Oshmiany Revision list enumerates 310 households and 1,500 individuals. The village is not described in "Lithuanian Jewish Communities" by the Schoenburgs and there is no Yizkor Book. There still remains a cemetery with probably 200 - 400 stones that are still in their original positions, although the inscriptions may be obscured.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Joanne Saltman Jsaltman@email.msn.com

Ostryna (Ostrynia)

Among the towns in Lida district are:
Beletsy, Eisiskes, Lida, Nowy Dwor, Orlya, Ostryna, Radun, Shchuchin, Voronovo, Zholudok.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Judy Baston jrbaston@aol.com

Paberzhe (Pabirzhe, Paberze)

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Padubysys (Bazilan, Bazilian, Bazilainiai)

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Pagramantis (in Yiddish Pagrimant)

Located in the Tavrig (Taurage) District in western Lithuania. There was once a small Jewish community

Pajure (old)

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Pajouris (Pajuris)

The ALD has 121 records of the 1858 Raseiniai Revision List

This group is looking for a coordinator. To volunteer, or to learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net .

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Pakrujois (Pokroi, Pakroujas, Pakruojis)

The district is located in the northeastern part of Siauliai Count, on the Latvian border. It is a little township in the north of Lithuania which has a wooden synagogue under restoration.
http://www.randburg.com/li/pakruojdi.html

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/pakruojis/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakruojis

Palanga

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

http://www.traveljournals.net/pictures/lithuania/palanga/

http://www.inyourpocket.com/city/palanga.html

Paluknys

A town in the Trakai District in Vilnius Guberniya

Among the towns in the district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

Pamusha

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Panemune

To learn how to become part of this group contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

Paneriu (Ponary, Paneriai )

A forest that is located south of Vilna. Jews were shot and buried in a series of 12 stone-lined pits that the Russians had built to be used to store petroleum originally.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/lithuania/vilnius/paneriai

http://www.noarfamily.net/PONARYFOREST.html

There is a memorial, but no list of names. 70,000 Jews were murdered here. Some survivors know the names of their family members who were murdered there, but no one has ever seen, or heard, of an official list. A Jew, living near the pits, made a record of the number of Jews brought to the pits each day until he was finally murdered. The record he created was discovered years later buried in the ground in bottles. However, it contained only numbers, no names. From a posting by Howard Margol

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Panevezys (Ponavesh, Ponevezh, Panevezhys)

Jews knew this city as Ponevezh and it housed an important Yeshiva. After WW II, the Yeshiva became a bakery. A transplant of that Yeshiva exists today in Israel. The Jewish cemetery was destroyed.

Among the towns in Panevezys district (in the 1800s) are:
Birzai, Gelaziai (Gelez, Gelazo) Jonishkelis, Krekenava, Krincinas, Kriukai, Linkuva, Naujamiestis, Nemunelio Radvilioski, Paberzhe, Pakrujois, Panevezys, Pasvalys, Pumpenai, Pusalotas, Ramygala, Salociai, Snipiskes, Upyte, Vabalninkas, Vaskai, Zheimelis.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6721/lpan.htm?200811

Birth, Marriage Death Records, many involve a bride or groom from another shtetl available on the ALD

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Michael Witkin michael@witkin.org

Contact Robert Fleischman - Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

A wooden synagogue was located in this community. "Lost Wooden Synagogues" web site
http://www.woodensynagogues.com .

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Papile

The Siauliai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Siauliai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Pasvalys - (Posvol, Pasvalys, Posvel, Posvohl )

Panevezys Uyezd, Kaunas Guberniya, Latitude: 56º04' Longitude: 24º24', now in Lithuania (near the Latvian border)
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/pasvalys/pasvalys.html

Birth, Marriage, Death Index on 1 hour 12 minutes of video from 1880 to 1915 on ALD

The Panevezys District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Panevezys district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Panevezys district are:
Birzai, Jonishkelis, Krekenava, Linkuva, Naujamiestis, Paberzhe, Pakrujois, Panevezys, Pasvalys, Pumpenai, Pusalotas, Ramygala, Snipiskes, Vabalninkas, Zheimelis.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Michael Witkin Michael@witkin.org

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There are 3 items available from 1883-1914. The updated Locality Index can be found at:
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/
VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Pasvalys (Posvol)

http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/pasvalys/pasvalys.html

Pasvitinys

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Pavandene

Among the towns in Telsai district are:
Alsedzhiai, Barstyciai, Darbenai, Gargzdai, Kretinga, Laukuva, Mosedis, Pavandene, Pikeliai, Plunge, Salantai, Seda, Skudoas, Varniai, Yiakai, Zidikai.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Deena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

Pazibai (Pashva)

Located 86.5 miles NNW of Vilna in Panevezio, Panevezys. Detailed map
http://www.maplandia.com/lithuania/panevezys/panevezio/pazibai/

Pikeliai

The Telsai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Telsai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Telsai district are:
Alsedzhiai, Barstyciai, Darbenai, Gargzdai, Kretinga, Laukuva, Mosedis, Pavandene, Pikeliai, Plunge, Salantai, Seda, Skudoas, Varniai, Yiakai, Zidikai.

Contact Shana Mink Katz - Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Deena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

Pilvishkiai (Pilviskis, Pilvishok)

1908 Homeowners List for several towns close together including: Balbirishki, Kalvarija, Marijampole, Alytus, Panemune, Pilvishkiai and Prienai. These compiled records were a mix of Kalvarija, Mariajmpole and Vilkoviskis districts and are included in the All-Lithuanian Database
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/searchald.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Contact Joseph Rosin - Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Pirchiupis

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Pivasiuniai

A town in the Trakai District in Vilnius Guberniya

Towns included in the Trakai District include:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

Platelis

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Plisa

1850 Revision List for the Disna Uyezd is currently being translated by the Disna Uyezd Research Group. In 1850 the Shtetlach of Disna Uyezd were in Vilna Guberniya and the records reside in the Central State Historical Archives of Lithuania.

Yossel Bunka's Holocaust Statue in Plunge Jewish Cemetery Photo taken by Ted Margulis in August,1994

Plunge (Plungian) - located between Kaunas and Klaipeda (formerly Memel) and just a few miles from Telsai. This is the shtetl where we found Yossel Bunka, the Internationally recognized wood carver and the only Jew still living in the town. He showed us the mass grave of the 75 Jewish teenage girls who were murdered by the Nazis as well as the 18 hand carved living tree Holocaust statues that he personally carved and set in place as a memorial to those Jews who died here.

Among the towns in Telsai district are:
Alsedzhiai, Barstyciai, Darbenai, Gargzdai, Kretinga, Laukuva, Mosedis, Pavandene, Pikeliai, Plunge, Salantai, Seda, Skudoas, Varniai, Yiakai, Zidikai.

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There are 4 items available from 1859-1964. The updated Locality Index can be found at: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/
VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

The story of Plunge by former resident Yossel Bunka
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/plunge/plunge.html

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/plunge/plunge.html

"Plungyan; A Memoir" -
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/translations.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Deena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

Pobrade (Podbrzezie)

Contact Robert J. Saex - Regional Special Interest Groups
http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Pokroi (Pokroj, Pakroi)

A town very near Linkuva. Birth, Marriages and death records from the archives are available according to a statement made at
http://www.btinternet.com/~ablumsohn/story.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Polangen

Contact Rosalyn Livshin - Regional Special Interest Groups
http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Ponavezh (Poniewiez, Panevezys)

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There are 3 items from 1905-1909 available. The updated Locality Index can be found at:
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/
VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Ponevezh

A list of Heads of Households from the 1850s Revision List from Ponevezh and Vilkomer (Ukmerge) Uyezds (in Kovna Guberniya) - of the towns in these Uyezds are posted on the ALD.

A video showing Jewish life - taken in 1932 by a man who went back to visit his family. The film also contrast life then with what remains there now. The video includes portions from the Ponevezh Jewish cemetery, which the Soviets destroyed in 1972 and used the broken-up gravestones to construct a wall in downtown Ponevezh. Contact H. Mechanic 490 Duryea Terrace, West Hempstead, New York 11552 for further information.

Ponimunok

A shtetl in northeast part and is described at mostly "Chabad Hasidim".
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/rokiskis/rok306.html

Postavy

The Disna District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Disna district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Disna district are:
Bildziugi, Disna, Glubokoye, Postavy

To learn how to become part of this group contact Batya Olsen batya@netsynthesis.com

Prenai (Pren)

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Pumpenai (Pumpian, Pompiany)

The 1834 revision list for Pumpenai that is currently on the ALD is only an INDEX. That is why you only see the names of the Heads of Households. We are quite sure that the whole list does exist for Pumpenai and for a few other towns in the Panevezys Uyezd. Those lists would include all of the family members.

The ALD has Family List 1876 (19 pages); Family List 1887 (26 pages) Candle Tax List 1846

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There are 2 items available from 1909-1913. The updated Locality Index can be found at:
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/
VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

To learn how to become part of this group contact Michael Witkin Michael@witkin.org

Punia

Located south of Kovno is part of Trakai District and the Trakai district group coordinator is Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net
The 1858 Revision Lists for the entire district of Trakai has been translated and most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

The 1858 Revision Lists has been translated by the Trakai District Research Group
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Trakai district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

To learn how to become part of this group, contact Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Pusalotas (Pushelat, Pushilt, Pusholat)

Located near the town of Poniewiez (Panevezys) and near Kovno (Kaunas). The Panevezys District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Panevezys district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Introduction to 1882 Family List for Pusalotas, Lithuania
http://www.pusalotas.org/INTRO1882FL.shtml

Rev. Skaska 1834-42 (10 pages); Family List 1882 (82 pages); Candle Tax List 1846; Birth, Marriage, Death Records. Many of the Marriage Records involve a Bride or groom from another shtetl.

A Yizkor Book "The Life and Death of a Shtetl" translation is available at
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/yizkor/

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/translations.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Michael Witkin Michael@witkin.org

Radoshkovichi

A site with many names, manifest lists and includes the surrounding areas
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/

Radun

The Lida District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Lida district. The 1858 Revision List translations include 463 listings and is posted in the ALD

Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Lida district are:
Beletsy, Eisiskes, Lida, Nowy Dwor, Oriya, Ostrynia, Radun, Shchuchin, Voronovo, Zholudok.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Judy Baston jrbaston@aol.com

Radviliskis (Radvilishkis)

Among the towns in Siauliai district are:

Akmene, Baisogala, Gruzdziai, Joniskis, Klykoliai, Kurseniai, Laizuva, Leckava, Luoke, Lygumai, Padubysys, Papile, Pasvitinys, Radviliskis, Saukenai, Seduva, Siaulenai, Siauliai (city), Tryskiai, Uzventis, Vaiguva, Vegeriai, Vieksniai, Zagare (new and old).

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Raguva (Ragova)

The Ukmerge (Vilkomer) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Ukmerge (Vilkomer) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Ukmerge (Vilkomer) district are:
Anyksciai, Kavarskas, Kupishkis, Raguva, Seta, Svedesai, Ukmerge (Vilkomer), Utena, Uzpaliai, Zelva.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Richard Winer rawiner@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Rakishok (Rokiskis, Rakishik, Rakishki, Rakiszki, Rokishki, Rokishkis, Rokishok)

Located in the northeastern part of Lithuania and located in the Zarasai District - there is a web site that is being developed by Emma Freeman em-ma@rocketmail.com for a nearby shtetl of Abel (Obeliai)

Rakishok, 13 miles from the Latvian border, the largest shtetl in the north- eastern region of Lithuania and district capital after 1915, was once a flourishing spiritual and business centre for Lithuanian Jewry. The Jewish population fluctuated in number according to the exigencies of the times. In 1847, the Jewish population was 593; in 1897 , it was 2067, 75% of the general population; and in 1914, it was about 3000 , out of a general population of 3829. In 1923, 2013 Jews lived there; 50% of the general population. In 1939, there were 3500 Jews; 40% of the general population.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Rokiskis/sorrel.htm

Rakishok Before and After WW I
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/rokiskis/rok003.html#page7

The Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Rokiskis/rokiskis.html

Among the towns in Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district are:
Aniakainis, Dusetos, Kamajai, Obeliai, Rokiskis, Salakas, Skapiskis, Savinishkis, Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk)

To learn how to become part of this group contact Saul Adelman adelmans@adelvx.citadel.edu

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

"Yizkor - Bukh fun Rakishok un Umgegnt" (Yizkor Book of Rakishok and Environs) that was published in Johannesburg, written in Yiddish, in 1952. Check with inter-library loan to obtain the book. A memorial list has been added to this site.
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/yizkor/

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/translations.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/rokiskis/

Ramygala (Remigola)

To learn how to become part of this group contact Michael Witkin Michael@witkin.org

Raseiniai

The ALD has 3607 records of the 1858 Raseiniai Revision List. The Raseiniai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Raseiniai district. These towns were primarily in the areas that were earlier parts of Kreis Czarnikau and Kolmar. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

http://www.netzekreis.de/ortschaften/ortschaften.html

Among the towns in Raseiniai district are:
Ascherbude, Batakai, Behle, Buchwerder, Carolina, Corda, Dauglauskis, Davkinalvki, Dragefeld, Dt. Czarnikau, Dt. Filehne, Dt. Usch, Ehrbardorf, Eichberg, Erzhvilkas, Fissahn, Floth, Follstein, Fratzig, Gaure, Girkalnis (Girtagola), Glashuette, Gornitz, Gross Drensen, Gross Kotten, Gross Lubs, Gruenfier, Hammer, Hansfelde, Huettchen, Ivenbusch, Jurbarkas, Karishorst, Kelme, Kienwerder, Klein Drensen, Klein Lubs, Kottenhammer, Kraziai (Krozhi), Kreuz, Kueddowtal, Kvedarna (Khveidany), Lemnitz, Leoliai, Ludwigsdort, Lyduyenai (Lidoviany) Marienbusch, Mariendorf, Minettenruh, Mischke, Nemaksciai (Nemokshty), Neu Behle, Neudorf, Neuhoefen, Niekosken, Pajuris, Ponere (Pajuris), Putzig, Putzighauland, Radolin, Radosiew, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Runau, Schoenlanke, Selchow, Selchow-
hammer, Silale, Siluva Shidlove), Skaudville (Skavdvile), Skirsnemune, Sophienberg, Stieglitz, Stoewen, Straduhn, Svekshna (Shvekshni), Taurage (Tavrig, Taurogen), Theerofen, Theresia, Tytuvenai (Tsitoviany), Upyna (Upiny), Uschhauland, Vainutis (Vidukli), Wiesental, Zaskerhuette Zeimaiciu Naumiestis (Aleksandrovo, Novoje Masto).

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Contact David Hoffman - Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Raseiniai District (Kaunas Guberniya)

The Raseiniai District Research Group has translating records from the 1816 and 1858 revision lists, and supplemented this data with more than 100 Jewish community lists covering the entire district from 1816 to 1913. The records cover the many Jewish communities in this district, for more than a century, between 1816 and 1938.

The Revision Lists include these towns - 1816; Ariogala, Kelme, Kedainiai, Krakes, Lioliai, Siluva (Ariogala, Kedainiai and Krakes later became part of Kaunas District)

Revision Lists from 1858 and Family Lists from 1847/1912 for: Dauglauskis, Guare, Girkalnis, Pajuris, Raseiniai, Silale, Siluva, Skaudville/Upyna, Taurage, Vainutis, Zemaiciu Naumiestis;

Jewish community records including Benevolent Society Burials; Box tax payers; Candle tax payers; Rabbi Electors, Municipal Electors, Real Estate Owners; Town Maps; Lists of people too poor to pay taxes; Merchants; Farmers; and Residents Indexes for the towns of:
Batakai, Erzvilkas, Dauglauskis, Gaure, Girkalnis, Jurbarkas, Kraziai, Kvedarna, Lyduvenai, Nemaksciai, Pajuris, Rietavas, Raseiniai, Sveksna, Silale, Vainutis, Veivirzenai, Vidukle, Syliai, Siluva, Skaudville, Sveksna, Taurage, Tytuvenai, Upyna, Zemaiciu Naumiestis.

There were also some towns that were in the Raseiniai District in the early part of the 19th Century, but later became part of the Kaunas District. The records for these towns in 1834 and 1816 and earlier will be found along with the Raseiniai records: Ariogala (Erogala), Babtai, Cekiske, Dotnuva, Grinkiskis, Josvainiai, Kedainiai, Krakes, Seredzius, Vandziogola and Vilkija

Ratnycia

A town in the Trakai District in Vilnius Guberniya

Rietavas (Riteve, Ritove, Ritavas)-

Rietavas website - offers a large number of lists, with well over 2,000 names, spanning the period from 1848-1942 and includes:

1848 Electors Roll
1877 Box Taxpayers
1885 Community members
1890 Rabbi's electors
1895 All Russia Census relating to Ritavas
1898/9 Hamelitz list of donors
1910 Real Estate Owners
1912 List of men who not report for military service
1915 List of persons residing outside the town
1942 List of Holocaust victims
Burial plots in New York allotments of the Chevrei Ritavas

The 1877 list shows a number of persons registered in Ritavas but as living in other towns, including:

Andriejavas, Klaipeda, Laukuva, Pajuris, Plunge, Silale, Skuodas, Sveksna, Telsiai, Taurage, Varniai, and Zagare
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Ritavas/rtv.html

The following link has well over 2,000 names, spanning the period from 1848 to 1942; 1848 Electors Roll; 1877 Box Taxpayers; 1885 Community members;1890 Rabbi's electors; 1895 All Russia Census; 1898/9 Hamelitz list of donors; 1910 Real Estate Owners; 1912 List of men who did not report for military service; 1915 List of persons residing outside the town; 1942 List of Holocaust victims and Burial plots in New York allotments of the Chevrei Ritavas
http://www.jewishgen.org/shtetlinks/Ritavas/rtv.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

There is a Yizkor Book "Riteve: A Jewish Shtetl in Lithuania".

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Rozalimas (Rozalia)

A wooden synagogue was located in this community. "Lost Wooden Synagogues" web site
http://www.woodensynagogues.com

There is a lady who now lives in the house known to have been the home of the Rabbi. There is little left of the cemetery according to Kenneth Zucker who visited this town kenneth.zucker@btinternet.com

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Rozalimas

Contact Dora Boom - Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Rozhanka

The 1858 Revision List translations include 803 listings and is posted in the ALD

Rumsiskes

To learn how to become part of this group contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

Sakai (Shakiai)

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Salakas

Located in the Ezhereni-Zarasi District. The Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district are Aniakainis, Dusetos, Kamajai, Obeliai, Rokiskis, Salakas, Skapiskis, Savinishkis, Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk).

To learn how to become part of this group contact Saul Adelman adelmans@adelvx.citadel.edu

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Salantai

Among the towns in Telsai district are:
Alsedzhiai, Barstyciai, Darbenai, Gargzdai, Kretinga, Laukuva, Mosedis, Pavandene, Pikeliai, Plunge, Salantai, Seda, Skudoas, Varniai, Yiakai, Zidikai.

An emigration list is currently under construction which will contain the surname, given name, both parents name, maiden name, emigration year, age, to and notes. Contact is Elaine Cohen elaco@att.net To learn how to become part of this group contact Deena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Salociai (Salaty, Salat,)

Contact Anthony Salata - Regional Special Interest Groups
http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Samogitia (Zhmud, Zhamot, Zhemaitija, Zhemaichiai)

A low-lying costal area (it's name means "lowlands" although that description actually refers to the area on either side of the Nevezhis river) in the NW of Kaunas Guberniya which includes Taurage. It is also known as Zhemaitija or Zhemaichiai and is bounded by the Baltic Sea on the West, the Nevezhis River on the East, the Nemaunas (Nieman) River on the South and Latvia on the North.

Latin and German sources of the 13th to 15th century refer to the area as Samaiten, Samaitae, Samagittia -- the 1322 treaty between the Lithuanians and the Livonian order refers to Samaythen. From the 16th century onwards, it was Samogitia. From 1843, as part of Tsarist Russia, Samogitia was no longer a separate administrative unit but was made part of the newly created province of Kaunas. Major cities were Mazheikiai (Mazhaik), Kretinga, Taurage (Tavrig), Telshiai (Telz, Telschen) and Raseiniai (Rasin, Rossieny). Very interesting information about the large number of towns in the area
http://daugenis.mch.mii.lt/samogitia/redzod.en.htm

http://www.yehudim.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Samogitia

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Grand-Duchy-of-Lithuania,-Rus'-and-Samogitia

Saukenai Synagogue,
Photo courtesy of Boris Feldblyum

Saukenai - (Shukian)

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Savinishkis

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Sebezh (Sebez)

Located northeast of Dvinsk and Vilna in the southwest part of the Velikiye Luki Oblast, 75 miles west of Velikiye Luki and close to the Latvian border. It is northeast of Dvinsk and Vilna. It was, in 1926, a town of 5,753 and noted for flax processing and brewing. It was charted in 1535 under Lithuania, held briefly by Muscovy during the 17th century, and in 1771 it passed from Poland to Russia.

Seda (Sieda, Siady or Syady in Russian and in Swedish records it is listed as Schad)

In the Lithuanian dialect spoken in the vicinity of Telsai, the 'sh' (sch) sound is pronounced 's'. Therefore 'Schad' is pronounced 'Sad' by the locals.

The Telsai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Telsai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Telsai district are:
Alsedzhiai, Barstyciai, Darbenai, Gargzdai, Kretinga, Laukuva, Mosedis, Pavandene, Pikeliai, Plunge, Salantai, Seda, Skudoas, Varniai, Yiakai, Zidikai.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Deena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

There is a wooden synagogue that was located in this community. "Lost Wooden Synagogues" web site
http://www.woodensynagogues.com

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lithuania3/lit3_003.html

Seduva (Sheduva)

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Seirijai (Serey)

Jewish cemetery
http://www.lithuanianjews.org.il/HTMLs/article_list4.aspx?C2014=14354&BSP=14336&BSS6=13971

http://www.bfcollection.net/cities/seirijai.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Semeliskes

A town in the Trakai District in Vilnius Guberniya

Towns in the Trakai District include:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

Senoji Zhagare

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Seredzius ( Sierijai, Seirijai)

There were 800 people living here just before the Holocaust and in 1945 only 12. They were killed by Lithuanian shooters on the 10th of September 1941 (18th Elul 5701). The Kaunas District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Kaunas district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Kaunas district are:
Ariogala, Babtai, Cekiske, Dotnuva, Grinkiskis, Jonava, Josvainiai, Kaunas, Kedainiai, Krakes, Kretinga, Krukai, Kvesai, Panemune, Rumsiskes, Seredzius, Vandziogala, Veliuona, Vilijampole, Vilkija, Zepyskis, Zeimiai.

Al Jolson was this town's most famous resident. The mayor has a map of the town before WW II and it shows the former resident. In 2000, when it was visited by a group of JewishGenners, they were told that a house goes for $5,000. The foundation of the former synagogue still exists, but not the synagogue.

There is more information on the life and earth of the Jews of Seirijai in "Pinkas Kehillot Lita:, pp. 444-447

To learn how to become part of this group contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Serey (Serei, Serai, Seree, Serehai, Serhei, Serheya, Serijai, Seyriay)

All that is left of the wooden Shul in this shtetl are the foundation stones. "Lost Wooden Synagogues" web site
http://www.woodensynagogues.com

Location Information
http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetm~-2618917

"Return to Serei" - an article by Chana Rosen appears in the September, 2001 issue of the LitvakSIG Journal
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/journal.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

http://www.bfcollection.net/cities/seirijai.html

Seta (Shat or Shaty)

Among the towns in Ukmerge district are:
Anyksciai, Kavarskas, Kupishkis, Ragova, Seta, Svedesai, Ukmerge (Vilkomer), Utena, Uzpaliai, Zelva.

Further information may be available at http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/translations.html

A very extensive web page, developed by Ada Greenblatt, which is located in Kovno Guberniya. Today it is in the Kedainiai district, but in the 19th century, it was located in the Ukmerge district. Most of the Lithuanian Archival Documents for this town are listed.
http://home.att.net/~ada.Greenblatt

Family Records are with the ALD

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Richard Winer rawiner@mediaone.net

Shaki (Sakiai)

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Sharkovshina

Shchuchin (Shukian)

The Lida District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Lida district. The 1858 Revision List translations include 649 listings and is posted in the ALD. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Lida district are:
Beletsy, Eisiskes, Lida, Nowy Dwor, Oriya, Ostrynia, Radun, Shchuchin, Voronovo, Zholudok.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Judy Baston jrbaston@aol.com

Shetai

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Shirvint

Revision Lists and/or family lists exist.

Shirvintai

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Shnipishok

Residents whose donations to various Jewish causes were printed in HaMagid, can be found (in Hebrew) in the following issues:

4/1872 (Supplement to #14, p. 168)
5/1/1872 (Suppl. #17, p. 207)
5/22/1872 (Suppl. #20, p. 244).

No other Shnipishok donor lists other than the above appear in HaMagid from 1856-1900.

The last Rav of Shnipishok survived the War, and eventually moved to Israel. His name was Rav Gustman, and passed away twelve years ago. He is survived by a daughter (and others) who resides in Jerusalem, and whose name is Mrs. Pesha Berniker. She speaks English.

Shventoyi

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Siaulenai

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Siauliai (Shavel, Shiauliai)

This city, after WW II, has a small, largely elderly Jewish Community. There is a coffee house in the center.

The ALD has 870 and 1117 records of the 1858 Raseiniai Revision List. There are also 1941 KGB list for Siauliai Ghetto; Kovno Guberniya vedomstly, Shavli Uyezd Supplement to N 51 14.8.1907, Real Estate Records; revision Lists 1869; Kovno Guberniya, Shavel District, Shavel Jewish Community; assorted Family Lists

The Siauliai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Siauliai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD where you will find Tax Lists and Voter Lists from various shtetls within the district.
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

"An Eye Witness Series Article #1" following the traces left by Fascist Killers, authored by Mary Javno-Voronova in Siauliai in 1960 and published in the November, 1999 issue of the LitvakSIG Journal http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/journal.htm

"The Journal of A. Yerushalmi" and prepared for publication by O. Savich

There was a revolt in 1769 in Siauliai County where the peasants focused their anger on the royal estate of Zadakiai, causing many village Jews to desert. For this, and other reasons, there was meager attempts to take censuses. In 1772, the First partition of Poland and the futile war that preceded it took place.

1858 Siauliai Uyezd Revision List (May 27, 1858) - the list includes records for the towns of:
Akmene (Okmiany/Okmiansk), Basisogala, Klykoliai (Klikoli), Kursenai (Kurshan in Lukniki Jewish Community), Leckava (Ligyshy), Luoke (Lukniki), Lygumai (Layzhevo in Oshmiany Jewish Community), Novozagare (Zagare included) (Novozhagory) - these two towns were across the river from each other but are labeled as Novozagare in the Revision List, Papyle (Popoliamy), Saukenai (Shavkian), Siauliai (Shavli) Seduva (Shadova), Tryskiai (Trishki in Vekshiany Jewish Community), Uzventis (Yzhvent), Vegeriai (Vegery), Viekaniai (Vekshiany). There are 1420 pages, 710 male/female double pages each with an average of four households with six plus members equaling 18,000 - 20,000 individuals listed.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Siauliai - the county. Within the Polish Commonwealth, it was a Powiat; in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania specifically, it was called an apskritis. Later, when the Russians absorbed the area into their empire, it became known as a Uyezd. The main city is Shavli.

The Russians destroyed most of the records of Siauliai county before their departure from Lithuania in the early 1990s. What remains are some revision lists and tax reports. Len Yodaiken, in his article in Avotaynu Volume XX, Number 3 of the Fall 2004, stated that "the only revision lists I found relevant to this research were an 1827 revision list for the Zagare estates."

Silale (Shileliai)

1847 Family List
http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/

http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/VitalRecs.htm

1858 Revision List
http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/Brochure%20November%202004.htm

The Raseiniai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Raseiniai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/html/vital-p4.htm

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Siluva (Shilava, Schidlowo, Shidlovo, Siluva)

The ALD has 398 records of the 1858 Raseiniai Revision List

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Simnas (Simno)

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Sirvintos (Shervint, Shirvintai)

There are vital records/marriage documents from 1896.

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Skapiskis (Skopishok, Skapishkis)

The Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district are: Aniakainis, Dusetos, Kamajai, Obeliai, Rokiskis, Salakas, Skapiskis, Savinishkis, Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) .

To learn how to become part of this group contact Saul Adelman adelmans@adelvx.citadel.edu

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Skaudville (Shkudvil, Skavdvili, Skaudvile)

Located in the Raseiniai District, Kovno Guberniya. The ALD has 592 records of the 1858 Raseiniai Revision List which includes Upyna

In the 1816 Revision List for Skaudvile, all men which were listed had surnames assigned. There was a ukase or edict issued in 1909 which required all Jews within the Russian Empire to take surnames and immediately use them. In the 1816 Revision List about eighty percent of the men (head of families) used patronymic names. The remaining percent had real surnames.

In the 1847 Family List for Skaudvile, most of the patronymic surnames were replaced by shortened versions of patronymic names or even in many cases a completely different surname. It appeared that these surnames were not used within the Jewish Community itself until 1840 - 1850, however they had to be used for official business like census, deeds, etc.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/shkudvil/NamLst1.htm

The Raseiniai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, including the 1858 Revision List as well as for other towns in the Raseiniai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Skudoas - (Skuodas)

Also an Administrative Division

The Telsai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Telsai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Telsai district are:
Alsedzhiai, Barstyciai, Darbenai, Gargzdai, Kretinga, Laukuva, Mosedis, Pavandene, Pikeliai, Plunge, Salantai, Seda, Skudoas, Varniai, Yiakai, Zidikai.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Deena Berton dberton@mediaone.net

Slobodka (Vilijampole)

A town (suburb) directly across the Vilya river from Kovno with a few thousand Jewish residents before WW II. There are several towns by the same name in Lithuania, but the most prominent is Vilijampole Slobodka, a Jewish suburb of Kovno (Kaunas). There were three famous Yeshivas located there; "Knesset Yisroel", "Knesset Beth Isaac" and "Or Ha-Khayim" which were attended by more than one thousand yeshiva boys. There is an interesting and informative web site that will be of interest at
http://www.onforeignsoil.com/chapter27.htm

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There are 25 items available from 1862-1914. The updated Locality Index can be found at:
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/
VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

Slutzk

There is a Jewish cemetery in this town located just outside of Minsk according to Rabbi Yehuda Fried of Nesivos Yeshiva Tours to Lithuania and Poland fried@sefer.org

Smorgon

Among the towns in Oshmiany district are:
Dieveniskes, Dvorets, Golshany, Ivye, Krevo, Lipnishki, Nabiloki, Oshmiany, Smorgon, Solsk, Traby, Vishnevo, Volozhin, Zaskevichi, Zhuprany.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Jeanne Saltman Jsaltman@email.msn.com

Snipishok

Revision Lists and/or family lists exist.

Snipiskes

To learn how to become part of this group contact Michael Witkin Michael@witkin.org

Solsk - (Soly was known as Solsk in the 19th century)

Among the towns in Oshmiany district are:
Dieveniskes, Dvorets, Golshany, Ivye, Krevo, Lipnishki, Nabiloki, Oshmiany, Smorgon, Solsk, Traby, Vishnevo, Volozhin, Zaskevichi, Zhuprany.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Jeanne Saltman Jsaltman@email.msn.com

Check the 1929 Poland Business Directory
http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/bizdir/bd1929.htm

Stakliskes (Stoklishkiai)

Located south of Kovno is part of Trakai District and the 1858 Revision Lists for the entire district of Trakai has been translated and most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Trakai district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

To learn how to become part of this group contact Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Stoklishok

Located in Vilna Guberniya
http://www.pildis.com/Lithuania2002/stakliskes.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

Sudargas (Sudarg)

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Survilishkis

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Suvainiskis (Savinishkis)

The Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) district are:
Aniakainis, Dusetos, Kamajai, Obeliai, Rokiskis, Salakas, Skapiskis, Savinishkis, Zarasai (Novo Aleksandrovsk) .

To learn how to become part of this group contact Saul Adelman adelmans@adelvx.citadel.edu

Svencionys (Shvintzion, Svinzian )

Note how Svencionys is spelled.
Photo taken by Ted Margulis in 1994

Svencionys was formerly known as Swieciany before WWII, when it was part of Poland. It is about 50 miles north east of Vilnius (Vilna). It had a pre-war population of 8,000 of which almost half were Jewish. My wife and I visited the town in 1994 and have photos some of which are shown on this site. The town square today, was previously the Jewish part of town and there is a wonderful large, metal statute of an old woman mounted in the middle of the town square. A picture of that statue is shown at the top of this web page. The town itself looks like a typical Lithuanian shtetl and has a very well kept Jewish cemetery. We noticed some tombstones going back to the early 1700s.

There are Revision List Records for Svencionys for any number of years, though apparently 1858 was the last year for which a full census was conducted for towns throughout Russia. Both Yad Vashem and YIVO have archival material.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Svencionys/svencionys.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/svencionys/sve1433.html

Lithuanian Yizkor Book information and translations:
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/svencionys.html

"Sefer Zikaron le-Esrim ve-Shalosh Kehillot she-Nehrevu be-Ezor Svintsian" (Svintzian Region; Memorial Book of 23 Communities) - most of this Yizkor book is now on-line at
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Svencionys/svencionys.html

This book is about 1,300 pages with some 600 covering Svintsyan. The initial 179 columns contain many photos and a good deal of Svencionys history and should be of interest to all researchers with ties to this shtetl.
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/svencionys/sve1889.html

Other neighboring Shtetlach covered in the book are
New-Svintsyan, Old and New-Dugelishok, Ignaline, Lingmian, Kaltinian, Duksht, Podbrodz, Lintup, Kimelishok, Haydutsishok, Stoyotsishok, Meligan, Jikevinesh, Palush, Gaviken, Vidz, Kozyan, Koblinik, Niementshin, Postav, Yadi, and Myori)

Svinzian Region - "Memorial Book of 23 Jewish Communities" edited by Shimon Kane, former resident of Svinzian in Israel and published in Tel-Aviv in 1965. This site contains much information dealing with the Jews of the area http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Svencionys/svencionys.html

A huge collection of the Tax Census records also known as Revision Lists for the Sventsiany (Polish - Swieciany, Lithuanian - Svencionys) Uyezd in the old Vilna Guberniya was discovered. There are 36 volumes of records. If this collection is similar to the neighboring Oshmiany district Revisions (31 storage unit, 20-30 thousand pages, about 70-80% of the records list the Jews), it is likely to cover the period from the 1850s through 1910. according to the 1861 map of the Sventsiany Uyezd, it included the following towns and villages:

Sventsiany, Strunojtse, Ushvorojsi, Dovgelishki, Kukutishki, Lingmiany, Libonary, Koltyninany, Sorokpol, Kokorzhiskhki, Klishany, Kamelishki, Sviranka, Zheliad, Kovzhishki, Melingiany, Godutsishki, Tverech, Komaye, Svyrany, Konstantinov, Syr, Zasvir, Shemotovizna, Shezma, Zhodzishki, Doniushev, Ganuta, Voistom. Submitted by Boris Feldblyum bfeldbly@capaccess.org

Marjorie Rosenfeld marjorierosenfeld@earthlink.net has a great deal of information on her web site dealing with information on this town. (Nancy Collier Holden has taken over the editing job from Marjorie) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/svencionys/svencionys.html

Niv Goldberg is the coordinate the Svencionys Yizkor book translation
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/svencionys/svencionys.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Svedesai

Among the towns in Ukmerge (Vilkomer) district are:
Anyksciai, Kavarskas, Kupishkis, Raguva, Seta, Svedesai, Ukmerge (Vilkomer), Utena, Uzpaliai, Zelva.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Richard Winer rawiner@mediaone.net

Sveksna

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Taujenai - (Tavian)

Located north of Vilna and close to Vilkomir (Ukmerge). This shtetl is mentioned in the "Shtetl-Finder Gazetteer" by Chester G. Cohen and also in Nancy and Stuart Schoenburg's "Lithuanian Jewish Communities".

Taurage (Tauroggen, Tavrik, [Yiddish=Tavrig])

Located on the Jura River. This is not to be confused with Naistadt Tavrig (Naumiestis Taurage), a different town on the River Sehuste some 21 miles away- In Yiddish, the name is Tavrig - The ALD has 826 records of the 1858 Raseiniai Revision List

1858 Revision List
http://www.jewishgen.org/Cemetery/e-europe/lithuania.html

Among the towns in Raseiniai district are:
Batakai, Dauglauskis, Gaure, Girkalnis, Jurbarkas, Kelme, Kraziai, Kvedarna, Nemaksciai, Pajuris, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Silale, Siluva, Skaudville, Sveksna, Taurage, Tytuvenai, Vainutis, Zeimaiciu Naumiestis.

This group is looking for a coordinator. To volunteer, or to learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Tauragnai (Toriguin, Yiddish Torigin)

A small village 15 kilometers southeast of Utena, on the banks of Lake Tauragnas, the deepest in Lithuania at just over 60 meters at a point near Tauragnai. (Not to be confused with Taurage, a much larger town located in western Lithuania)

There were about 477 Jews in Tauragnai around 1939 and they were massacred in the Forest of Raze, 2 km from Utena on August 29, 1941.

Many area locals were deported to Siberia after the anti-Russian insurrection of 1863, but Russian settlers quickly were brought in to replace the deportees, and the population reached 736 in 1886 and 1,070 in 1897, a peak that has not been surpassed: 1923; 1,047; 1939; approximately 1,100; 1970; 615. The town was heavily damaged during the War; rebuilding was slow and partial. From a posting by Andrew Kapochunas on Oct. 20, 2000

The January 8th, 1868 issue of HaMagid (vol. 2, p. 12) has a list, in Hebrew, of donors from Taurogen.

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Telsai (Telz, Telschi, Telse, Telsh, Telshe, Telshie, Telsze, Teltsch, Telzh)

The "Fate of the Jews from the City of Telshiai" - as told by Galina Masyupis and Suzanna Kagan, with assistance by O. Savich

"The First Martyrs in Our Village of Telsai 1914-1918" - authored by Velvel Zev Noy - a first hand account of the German invasion of Telsiai in 1914 as narrated by Velvel (Zev) Noy (1908-1993) who was born there. The article appears in the May, 2000 issue of LitvakSIG Journal
http://www.jewishgen.org/LITVAK/HTML/OnlineJournals/telsiai.htm

Cemetery in Telsai
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/HTML/OnlineJournals/TelsiaiJewishCemetery.htm

There existed a very famous Yeshiva which was moved to Cleveland, Ohio and is still in existence to this day. The former Telz Yeshiva building has been handed back to the Jewish community and is gradually deteriating.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/telz/Telz1.html

There are several sets of Family Records, photos (including the cemetery and the Telsiai Yeshiva); some Vital Records of Telsiai Jewish Community (1860-1892); some Birth records 1870, Jewish Community of Telshiai in the ALD (All Lithuanian Database)

The Telsai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Telsai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Telsai district are:
Alsedzhiai (Alsiad, Olsiady), Barstyciai, Darbenai, (Dorbian, Dorbiany, Drobian)Gargzdai (Gorzhd), Kretinga, Kuliai (Kool), Laukuva, Mosedis (Masiady), Palanga, Pavandene, Pikeliai (Pikeln), Plunge (Plungiany), Salantai (Salanty, Salant), Seda (Sedy), Skudoas (Shkud), Telsiai (Telz, Telshi), Tirksliai (Tirskshli) Tverai (Tver) Varniai (Vorni), Yiakai (Ilakai, Ilakas), Zarenai (Zhorany), Zemaiciu Kalvaria (Kalvaria Zhamot), Zemalenai (Zhemeliany), Zidikai (Zhidik, Zhidiki)

To learn how to become part of this group contact Deena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

Story of how the Lithuanians and Germans Killed the Jews of Telsai
http://www.lithuanianjews.org.il/HTMLs/article_list4.aspx?C2014=14357&BSP=14336&BSS6=13971

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Telsiai County

Lies in the northwest of Lithuania and coves the northern part of Zemaitija ethnographic region. It is one of the smallest counties with about 182,000 inhabitants, and borders on Latvia. It adjoins with Siauliai, Taurage and Klaipeda counties. The center of the county is Telsiai and is called the capital of Zemaitija from ancient times.
http://daugenis.mch.mii.lt/Samogitia/LANKYTINOS_VIETOS/telsiai.en.htm

Tirksliai

A wooden synagogue was located in this community. "Lost Wooden Synagogues" web site
http://www.woodensynagogues.com

Traby

Among the towns in Oshmiany district are:
Dieveniskes, Dvorets, Golshany, Ivye, Krevo, Lipnishki, Nabiloki, Oshmiany, Smorgon, Solsk, Traby, Vishnevo, Volozhin, Zaskevichi, Zhuprany.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Jeanne Saltman Jsaltman@email.msn.com

Trakai

Ancient capital of Lithuania. It had a tiny Karaite population - the Jewish sect that recognizes the Scriptures as the sole source of religious law, to the exclusion of the Oral law. The 1858 Revision Lists for the entire district of Trakai has been translated and most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Trakai district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

To learn how to become part of this group contact Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net The Trakai district group coordinator.

Contact Joshua Rothfarb - Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Trakai District in Vilnius Guberniya

The Litvak SIG acquired the 1858 Revision list for Ratnicza as well as the other towns of the Trakai District including:

Alytus (Olita), Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys (Butrimants), Darsuniskis (Darshunishok), Daugai (Doig), Druskienniki, Jieznas (Ezhno), Merkine (Meretz), Mikalavas, Miroslavas Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Olkenik, Onuskis, Orany, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai Punia (Pun), Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes (Shtoklishok), Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Vysoki Dvor, Yevye, Zasliai, Ziezmariai (Ziezhmir)

Trishik

"My Childhood in Trishik" - an eyewitness account of life in the shtetl in the 1870s and 1880s are related in the October, 2001 issue of the LitvakSIG Journal
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/journal.htm

Tryskiai

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Tytuvenai (Tzitovian)

1885 Box Tax Payers List
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kvedarna/kve-records.html

The Raseiniai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Raseiniai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Raseiniai district are:
Batakai, Dauglauskis, Gaure, Girkalnis, Jurbarkas, Kelme, Kraziai, Kvedarna, Nemaksciai, Pajouris, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Silale, Siluva, Skaudville, Sveksna, Taurage, Tytuvenai, Vainutis, Zeimaiciu Naumiestis. .

A story about this shtetl entitled "A Jewish Lithuanian Rip Van Winkle" by Les Gediman is at
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/Luthuanian/indexn1c.html

This group is looking for a coordinator. To volunteer, or to learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Ukmerge (Wilkomir, Volkomir, Vilkomer, Vilkomir)

The Ukmerge (Vilkomer) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Ukmerge (Vilkomer) district. Most towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Ukmerge (Vilkomer) district are:

Anyksciai, Kavarskas, Kupishkis, Raguva, Seta, Svedesai, Ukmerge (Vilkomer), Utena, Uzpaliai, Zelva.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Richard Winer rawiner@mediaone.net

The 1858 Revision List for the Vilkomer district of Kovno Guberniya has been acquired and is more than 1,200 pages long. It should be noted that the 1858 Revision List for Vilkomir District is listed on the ALD under "Vilkomir". However many other records for Vilkomir are listed under "Ukmerge". There are 224 records for VOLK on the 1858 Vilkomir District Revision List.

The Candle Tax List of 1846 has been added to the ALD.

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

ShtetlachList - shows the names of the Shtetlach in the Ukmerge Uyezd and type of records which have been obtained.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/ukmerge/ShtetlachList.html

Upyna

1816 Upyna Revision Lists
http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/1816%20Upyna%20Revision%20List.htm

Upyte (see Panevezys Uyezd)

http://www.jewishfamilyhistory.org/Panevezys%20(Upyte)%20District_Powiat.htm

Utena - (Utian, Utziany)

The Ukmerge (Vilkomer) District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town as well as for other towns in the Ukmerge (Vilkomer) district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Ukmerge (Vilkomer) district are:
Anyksciai, Kavarskas, Kupishkis, Raguva, Seta, Svedesai, Ukmerge (Vilkomer), Utena, Uzpaliai, Zelva.

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Contact Shana Mink Katz - Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Richard Winer rawiner@mediaone.net

Uzpaliai (Ushpol)

Among the towns in Ukmerge (Vilkomer) district are:
Anyksciai, Kavarskas, Kupishkis, Raguva, Seta, Svedesai, Ukmerge (Vilkomer), Utena, Uzpaliai, Zelva.

To learn how to become part of this group contact Richard Winer rawiner@mediaone.net

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Uzventis - (Uzhventi)

There are 42 pages of materials documenting the history of the Jews of Plunge, Kelme, Uzventis and the surrounding areas. Many look to be typed KGB lists. All contain names - literally hundreds.

Among the towns in Siauliai district are:
Akmene, Baisogala, Gruzdziai, Joniskis, Klykoliai, Kurseniai, Laizuva, Leckava, Luoke, Lygumai, Padubysys, Papile, Pasvitinys, Radviliskis, Saukenai, Seduva, Siaulenai, Siauliai (city)Tryskiai, Uzventis, Vaiguva, Vegeriai, Vieksniai, Zagare (new and old).

"An Eye Witness Series Article #3" - the Jews of Uzventis in 1941 is a list of Jews compiled in 1977 by Mrs. Stases Butkeviciene from this town and published in the December, 1999 issue of LitvakSIG Journal
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/journal.htm

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Vabalninkas (Nobolnik, Obolnik, Vobnolnik, Voboniki, Abolnik)

Located northeast of Ponavezh - the Panevezys District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Panevezys district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

"I Thought I Would Die Without Telling" Utyan's Feygitchka Yoffee "Escaped Hitler By Hiding With A Priest" as written by Dovid Katz http://www.angelfire.com/ut/Luthuanian/indexn1b.html

To learn how to become part of this group contact Michael Witkin Michael@witkin.org

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Vaiguva - (Vaigeve)

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Vainutis - (Vainutas, Vainute, Vonota)

The ALD has 311 records of the 1858 Raseiniai Revision List

1858 Revision List
http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetm~-2620269

Among the towns in Raseiniai district are:
Batakai, Dauglauskis, Gaure, Girkalnis, Jurbarkas, Kelme, Kraziai, Kvedarna, Nemaksciai, Pajuris, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Silale, Siluva, Skaudville, Sveksna, Taurage, Tytuvenai, Vainutis, Zeimaiciu Naumiestis. This group is looking for a coordinator. To volunteer, or to learn how to become part of this group, contact Carol Coplin Baker Carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Vaka

Located 9.9 miles WSW of Vilna, just 1.8 miles from Lentvaris.

Valkaninkas - (Olknik Olkieniki, Valkininkai, Volkonik)

Now called Valkiniki. Contact Ernest Fine - located 30 miles southwest of Vilna is part of Trakai District and the Trakai district group coordinator is Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net

The 1858 Revision Lists for the entire district of Trakai has been translated and most of the towns are searchable on the ALD http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Trakai district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

To learn how to become part of this group contact Robyn Blum trekrobyn@comcast.net

This shtetl had a wooden synagogue and is referred to in "There Once Was A World" by Yaffa Eliach. "Lost Wooden Synagogues" web site
http://www.woodensynagogues.com .

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Vandziogala - (Vendzhigola, Vandziogala)

The Kaunas District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Kaunas district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

There are Family records available through ALD

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There is 1 item available from 1891-1914. The updated Locality Index can be found at: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

To learn how to become part of this group contact Ada Greenblatt ada.greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

Varena (Oran, Warna, Veroni)

A town in the Trakai District in Vilnius Guberniya. 831 Jews were murdered at the beginning of WW II.

Towns included in the Trakai district are:
Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas, Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai, Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

The 1858 Revision Lists has been translated by the Trakai District Research Group
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Varniai (Varnai, Medininkai, Vorne, Worni, Vornen)

The Telsai District Research Group has distributed a great deal of data on this town, as well as for other towns in the Telsai district. Most of the towns are searchable on the ALD
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

Among the towns in Telsai District are:
lsedzhiai, Barstyciai, Darbenai, Gargzdai, Kretinga, Laukuva, Mosedis, Pavandene, Pikeliai, Plunge, Salantai, Seda, Skudoas, Varniai, Yiakai, Zidikai.

A thousand or so glass negatives have been found, according to an article in a Lithuanian paper, mostly of Jewish life there. A Lithuanian photographer had hidden these plates from the Germans. Images include wooden houses, courtyards, by-streets, where close-up photographs were taken, while repairing the building of the Museum in Telšiai, in 1981. During the reconstruction of the building in 1999, there were 60 more heavily broken negatives with the views of Varniai found under the stairs of the boiler-room.

All of those were made by Kazimieras Bogumila, a photograph, who emigrated to Argentina in 1939, probably, ordered by the museum. The negatives maybe were hidden by the director of the museum Pranas Genys during the Nazi occupation, as there were images of Jewish houses fixed in them.
http://www.muziejai.lt/Informacija/Liet_muziejai_2003_1_en.htm

Regional Special Interest Groups -To learn how to become part of this group contact Deena Berton deenahome@camcom.com

Vashki (Vashka, Vashkiaii, Voshi)

Panevezys Uyezd, Kaunas Guberniya. It is about 18 km from Pasvalys, Linkuva, Zeymel and Salat in the northern region of Lithuania and close to the Latvian border. There were about 110 Jewish families prior to WW II. A history discussion about the area, and Lithuania in particular can be found here. This site has a lot of interesting information about Lithuania in general - very informative.
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/vashki/vashki.html

http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/vashki/vas_pages/vas_archives_03.html

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Contact Eilat Gordin Levitan - Regional Special Interest Groups http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Vasiliskis - (Vasilishki, Vasilishok)

The 1858 Revision List translations include 1049 listings and is posted in the ALD

Vasilikov

Located near Vilna. See also Ukraine
http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetm~-1057447

http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/Grodno/soko.htm

Vaskai - (Vaskiai, Konstantinova, Vashki, Voski)

Vegeriai - (Vegere, Wegere, Veghery, in Yiddish Veger)

Located in the Mazhaik District, Vegere was a small town near Akmian (13 miles) and Shavli (Siauliai) (34 miles) on the Akemna river and near the Latvian border. Before the Holocaust, 50 Jews lived there earning their living from agriculture and small scale trade, innkeepers and peddlers. There was a synagogue and a Beit Midrash.

Among the towns in Siauliai district are Akmene, Baisogala, Gruzdziai, Joniskis, Klykoliai, Kurseniai, Laizuva, Leckava, Luoke, Lygumai, Padubysys, Papile, Pasvitinys, Radviliskis, Saukenai, Seduva, Siaulenai, Siauliai (city), Tryskiai, Uzventis, Vaiguva, Vegeriai, Vieksniai, Zagare (new and old).

To learn how to become part of this group contact Carol Coplin Baker carolcbaker@mediaone.net

Veigova (Veiguva)

Located west of Kelm.

Veisiejai - (Vishai, Wiejsieje)

Before WWI, this town was known in Polish as "Wiejsieje", and was located in Sejny Powiat (District) of Suwalki Guberniya (province) of the Kingdom of Poland of the Russian Empire. "Landsmen", the publication of the Suwalk-Lomza Special Interest Group for Jewish Genealogists, has published several and extracts concerning Wiejsieje.
http://www.jewishgen.org/SuwalkLomza

ShtetLinks
http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetLinks/Lithuania.html

Veiveriai - (Vyver, Vaiver, Weywer)

Veivirzenai - (Varzhan)

Veksnia

Contact Shana Mink Katz - Regional Special Interest Groups
http://www.jewishgen.org/Shtetlinks/lithuania.html

Veliuona - (Vilon, Vilan, Volin)

An update of the Locality Index, an alphabetical listing of towns, which allows you to find the microfilm ordering numbers for a specific place, date and event type, is available for borrowing at any local LDS Family History Center. The records on these microfilms are written in both Russian and Hebrew. There is 1 item available from 1913-1914. The updated Locality Index can be found at: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/FHLC/VilnaMicrofilmsIndex.htm

Verzai

A photo of this village can be found at Boris Feldblyum's Collection at
http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc00875.html

Vichodnitza

A web site, based on the memories about this shtetl, was the basis entitled "The Shtetl and I", which I found very interesting at http://www.geocities.com/biography1915/e_index.html

Vidiskiai - (Videshok)

http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetm~-2620548

Vidz (Vidzy/ Widze/ Vidge )

Located about 125 miles north of Vilna, a Yizkor book has been published which contains over 500 pages of which, about one half is in Yiddish, and the rest in Hebrew, with some English. It is now part of Belarus
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/vidzy/vidzy.html

Vieksniai - (Viekshny, Veksnia)

Viesintos - (Veshinta, Viesintai)

Vievis - (Veviya, Vuya, Vevis)

The 1858 Revision Lists has been translated by the Trakai District Research Group
http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm

The following towns are part of Trakai District in Vilnius Guberniya: Alytus, Aukstadvaris, Butrimonys, Darsuniskis, Daugai, Druskininkai, Jieznas, Merkine, Mikalavas, Miroslavas Nemajunai, Nemunaitis, Onuskis, Paluknys, Pivasiuniai Punia, Ratnycia, Semeliskes, Stakliskes, Trakai, Valkaninkai, Varena, Vievis, Zasliai, Ziezmariai

The Vievis Jewish Cemetery - an article written by Harold Perloff in the November, 2001 issue
http://www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/journal.htm

Vileyka (Wilejka, Vilkija)

Located in the Vileyka Uyezd, Vilna Guberniya. Photos, comments by former residents and others are available at http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/vileyka/vileyka.html

A list of Jewish-owned taverns in 1765 and a Family List from Vilkija for 1890 are included in the Kaunas Uyezd family records and will be posted to the ALD

Vilijampole - (Vilijampole Slobodka, Vilyampolskaya Sloboda)