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A history of the Jewish community of Kapčiamiestis (Kopcheve), Lithuania, from the 18th century. Ch. 4 (p. 42-50) describes the fate of the Jews under Nazi occupation. In September 1941 the Jews were resettled to the ghetto of Katkiške, near Lazdijai. In November 1945, 1,535 Jews of the Katkiške...

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Main Author: Leivers, Dorothy, 1949-
Language:English
Published: Bergenfield, NJ : Avotaynu, 2006.
Subjects and Genres:
Leivers, Dorothy, > 1949-
Jews > Lithuania > Kapčiamiestis > History.
Jews.
Jews > Lithuania > Genealogy.
Jews > Lithuania > History.
Kapčiamiestis (Lithuania) > History.
Kapčiamiestis (Lithuania) > Biography.
Lithuania > Kapčiamiestis.
Lithuania, Kopcheve > Jewish history.
Lithuania, Kopcheve > Jewish records.
Kapčiamiestis.
Juden.
Biographies.
History.
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Summary: A history of the Jewish community of Kapčiamiestis (Kopcheve), Lithuania, from the 18th century. Ch. 4 (p. 42-50) describes the fate of the Jews under Nazi occupation. In September 1941 the Jews were resettled to the ghetto of Katkiške, near Lazdijai. In November 1945, 1,535 Jews of the Katkiške ghetto, including 118 from Kapčiamiestis, were killed by the Germans and their Lithuanian collaborators. Pp. 51-53 contain a list of Kapčiamiestis Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
Physical Description: xiii, 174 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables, maps ; 27 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-169) and index.
ISBN: 1886223300
9781886223301

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