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my greatgrandmother
My Great Grandmother wrote this book. When she wrote it, she was already old, had witnessed the births and deaths of many loved ones. English is not her second language. It is her 7th. To write such a book was an enormous accomplishment. See, you have to understand my grandmother. She was a story teller. I get my storytelling abilities from her. She spoke with a flavor of Yiddish in all her words, and she was the real thing, from the Old Country, all that. She had a sadness in her eyes that I couldn't get near. I was only seven when she died, but I remember her so well. Her fragile hands, painting the stories she told in wide brushstrokes across the room. Her love, coming through in her aging voice. This book is not just a story. It is MY story. It is HER story. It is, somehow, the story of us all, of humanity really. It is about strength, and courage. It is about letting go of the things you love so that the people you love can start over, unburdened. Read this book and imagine it being told to you, being spun in the air.

Okay
this book was okay but not that great. than again i don't like these types of books. Read it, actually read every thing! you can probaly guess what's its about by the title so i won't tell you and ruin it. ... Read more

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This is the complete English Translation and Update of The Memorial Book of the Jewish Community of Yurburg, Lithuania, originally published in 1991 in Hebrew and Yiddish.The original book, written by survivors and emigres, provides a vivid portrait of Jewish village life in Lithuania as it existed before the Shoah.The book memorializes the richness and depth of the community - its people and its institutions depicting the fabric of history from which Litvaks are descended.All original photos and illustrations are included.

More than 150 pages of new photographs and articles have been added in a new appendix.This material was collected from Yurburg families from all over the world as a result of numerous Internet communications.The new material includes: recently discovered poignant letters and photographs sent from Yurburg to Mexico shortly before the Nazi invasion in June 1941, an honest and thorough account of the murders in Yurburg by aLithuanian university student in her bachelor's thesis, impressions and photographs from a trip to Yurburg and nearby Sudarg in 2001, the official 1907 map of property plots and list of plot owners and a list of over 300 identifiable headstones in the Yurburg Jewish cemetery in 1995.

The book is hardcover with 740 pages, containing all the photographs and images from the original book plus over 200 photographs new photos collected from all over the world from Yurburgers and from a trip taken to the town in 2001. ... Read more

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... book of loving community and tragedy
I know the author/editor of this book, this "collection of stories". I related to him how, when passing through "Jurbarkas" in 1996, that I felt the town was full of spirits, though not haunted. This was before I knew about "Yurburg".

I want to describe the book as "wonderful" but it's a book of loving community and tragedy.I'm of Lithuanian descent and not of Jewish descent.Through family vignettes and "remembrances" the book describes the wonderful contemporary life of the Jewish community in greater Yurburg (Jurbarkas in Lithuanian) in the first half of the 20th century leading up to the destruction of the community by the invading Germans and supportive Lithuanians. When reading this book of love and tragedy, all should remember just how close to savagery each of us are. In Faust the great German philosopher/writer Goethe wrote in describing man, "Er nennt's Vernunft und braucht es nur tierischer als jedes Tier zu sein."("Man calls it reason and uses it only to be more animalistic than any animal.")Certainly, every educated German, moreso then than now, read and has read Goethe's Faust. How ironic that Goethe's words presaged the conduct of German "civility", that unleashed the massacre of the Jewish communities in the Holocaust.

This book, as well as being the story of a community, is testimony to the tragic savagery of mankind. I treasure my copy.

Jurburg: a Definitive Yitzkor Book
Joel Alpert has set a new benchmark for Yitzkor books and memorial projects with his editing of this work. The abundance of photos, records, personal accounts, and other research materials are well organized.The translation of original Yiddish and Hebrew first person narratives and memories is valuable for future generations and researchers who may lack Yiddish and Hebrew reading skills.As for families whose ancestors came from Yurburg, this book is a must for their children.It is a blessing of memories for them.The work also can be used as an ongoing and living project for families of Jurburg descent.The book has openned up doors of research in finding unknown relatives and in putting together puzzles of our own family history.It may be worth while for other older Yitzkor books to be re-edited, translated and expanded in the fashion of Joel Alpert.This book is a must read and a model for any Yitzkor yet to be published.

The Wonderful Book on Yurburg
I found this book extremely moving and most informative. I have been to Lithuania twice, I've walked on the streets of Yurburg, I've done alot of genealogy, however, I had never before seen this wonderful photo of thebrother of my great grandfather. This book corroborated much of what I knew and gave me alot of information I had not been able to learn, either from the archives in New York, or even from the archives in Vilna. The book is a treasure and I am most grateful to Joel Alpert.

A Remarkable Story
This is a wonderful book. Imagine my surprise to find a book on the Internet of the memories of inhabitants ofJurbarkas, my father's childhood town in Lithuania! The book was mostly in Hebrew, but a partial translation in English was available on the Internet for anyone to read. Over the last decade, Joel Alpert arranged for the book's complete English translation and placed it on the Internet. Mr. Alpert has also added additional information and photographs from his extended family and others and assembled it into an easy-to-read, 737-page text. The text includes a 1907 census of Jewish landowners in Jurbarkas and a map plotting their properties. There's also a University of Vilnius bachelor's thesis about the Holocaust in Jurbarkas, written by Ruta Puisyte that lists some of the victims and perpetrators of the destruction of Jurbarkas' Jewish community in September 1941. I heartily recommend this book to anyone interested in the Jewish experience in Lithuania or during the Holocaust.

A Touching Rememberance
Joel Alpert has produced a legacy to be handed down from generation to generation.When your immigrant family members are gone and the stories are buried with them, you can turn to this book and remember what it must have been like to live in a village in Lithuania during those good and bad days. ... Read more

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20 Years' Struggle for Freedom of Lithuania. 1963 trade paperback. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and fold-out map. Publisher is Supreme Committee for Liberation of Lithuania. Contributors are: Steponas Kairys, Mykolas Krupavicius, Jonas Matulionis, Antanas Trimakas, Stasys Lusys, Juozas Audenas, K. Sidlauskas, and Domas Krivickas. ... Read more

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Forced out of Lithuania in the mid-1880s, two young cousins, Ytzhak (Ike) and Laba (Louis) Cohen, travel to America. As newly-arrived immigrants, they face all the obstacles and barriers inherent in such a move: learning a new language, deciding where to settle, and sending for thier families and fiancee. Finally settling in the small town of Grantsburg, they start businesses, raise their families, and grow to see their children become prosperous on their own. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from East European Quarterly, published by East European Quarterly on June 1, 1998. The length of the article is 3652 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Agricultural productivity in Soviet Lithuania during the 1930s declined and labor migrated to the cities. Some researchers believe that socialized agriculture is more unstable and less productive than private agriculture but they neglect to examine the experience of the former Soviet Union because historical comparisons seem impossible for the country as a whole.

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Title: An analysis of the variability of agricultural production in independent and Soviet Lithuania, 1923-1989.
Author: Gregory J. Brock
Publication: East European Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1998
Publisher: East European Quarterly
Volume: v32Issue: n2Page: p129(10)

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Journal of History, published by University of Saskatchewan on December 1, 1999. The length of the article is 742 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Lithuania in European Politics: The Years of the First Republic 1918-1940.(Review) (book review)
Author: Gary Alan Hanson
Publication: Canadian Journal of History (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1999
Publisher: University of Saskatchewan
Volume: 34Issue: 3Page: 463

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Chapters: Battles Involving the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Military History of Belarus During World War Ii, Wars Involving the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Battle of Varna, Polish-muscovite War, Second Northern War, Prussian Uprisings, Polish-swedish Wars, Smolensk War, Lithuanian Civil War, Polish-teutonic War, Northern Seven Years' War, Muscovite-lithuanian Wars, Reichskommissariat Ostland, Samogitian Uprisings, Siege of Smolensk, Destruction Battalions, Battle of Orsha, Galicia-volhynia Wars, Zhetel Ghetto, Battle of Pabaiskas, Battle of the Vorskla River, Occupation of Belarus by Nazi Germany, Polish-lithuanian-teutonic War, Battle of Kircholm, Battle of Ţuţora, Battle of Stångebro, 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the Ss, Biełaruskaja Krajovaja Abarona, Gollub War, Battle of Rudau, Battle of Guzów, Russo-Polish War, Battle of Durbe, Battle of Saule, Polish-russian War of 1792, Polish-ottoman War, Hunger War, Belarusian Independence Party, Battle of Strėva, Battle of Kokenhausen, Battle of Skuodas, Battle on the Irpen' River, Operation Cottbus, Belarusian Auxiliary Police, Battle of Blue Waters, Battle of Aizkraukle, Battle of Karuse, Battle of Kletsk, Battle of Vedrosha, Siege of Christmemel, Civil War in Lithuania, Battle of Mir, Bombing of Minsk in World War Ii, Battle of Wallhof. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 268. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1389951 ... Read more

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Chapters: Ethnic history of the Vilnius region, Lithuanian census of 1923,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Following is a list of censuses that have been taken in the city of Vilnius/Vilna/Wilno/Wilna and its region since 1897. The list is incomplete. Data are at times fragmentary. Area of the Lithuanian language in the 16th centurySince the first contact in the 9th century the Slavic (Ruthenian, later Belarusan and Ukraine) speaking areas have always bordered the vicinity of eastern Lithuania. Following the decline of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in late 18th century, the state had been divided among its neighbours in what is known as the partitions of Poland. Most of the lands that formerly constituted the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were annexed by the Russian Empire. While initially the lands around the city of Vilna (Vilnius or Wilno) had a certain local autonomy, with local nobility holding the same offices as prior to the partitions, after several secessionist revolts against the Russian Empire, the Imperial government started to pursue a policy of both political and cultural assimilation of the newly-acquired lands (Russification). Following the failed November Uprising all traces of former Polish-Lithuanian statehood (like the Third Statute of Lithuania and Congress Poland) started to be replaced with their Russian counterparts, from the currency and units of measurement, to offices of local administration. The failed January Uprising of 1864 further aggravated the situation, as the Russian authorities decided to pursue the policies of forcibly imposed Russification. The discrimination of local inhabitants included restrictions and outright bans on usage of Polish, Lithuanian (see Lithuanian press ban), Belorussian and Ukrainian (...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1395697 ... Read more

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The Battle of Grunwald (or 1st Battle of Tannenberg) tookplace on July 15, 1410 with the Kingdom of Poland and theGrand Duchy of Lithuania, led by the king Jogaila (W?adys?awII Jagie??o), ranged against the knights of the TeutonicOrder, led by the Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen. Theengagement in the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War (1409-1411)was one of the most important battles in Medieval Europe,and the largest battle to involve knights. The battle sawthe forces of the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knightsdecisively defeated, but they defended their castles andretained most of its territories. The order never recoveredits former power, and the financial burden of ensuingreparations decades later caused a rebellion of cities andlanded gentry. The few eyewitness accounts arecontradictory. It took place between three small villages,and different names in various languages are attributed toit. ... Read more

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Avoid.
Battle of Grunwald(STRAIGHT FROM WIKIPEDIA): History of Poland (STRAIGHT FROM WIKIPEDIA)(1385?1569), Grand Duchy of Lithuania(STRAIGHT FROM WIKIPEDIA), Jogaila(STRAIGHT FROM WIKIPEDIA), Teutonic Knights(STRAIGHT FROM WIKIPEDIA), Ulrich von Jungingen(STRAIGHT FROM WIKIPEDIA), Polish(STRAIGHT FROM WIKIPEDIA)? Lithuanian?Teutonic(STRAIGHT FROM WIKIPEDIA) ... Banderia Prutenorum(STRAIGHT FROM WIKIPEDIA), Battle of the Ice (STRAIGHT FROM WIKIPEDIA)

(STRAIGHT FROM WIKIPEDIA): tha't where ALL the info in this book came from.Not good value.Bad. ... Read more

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Discusses Lithuania's geography, ethnic mixture, history, political events, economic activities, environmental hazards, relations with neighbors, and future. ... Read more

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Lithuania: Then & Now
Although this is definitely too simply written for an adult, it does give a concise overview of Lithuania in less than half an hour. The photography included were good and supported and helped flesh out the overview. ... Read more

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In the brutality, misery and evil perpetrated by the Naziregime during World War II, millions of Jews, wiped out from the faceof the earth, were also denied a proper memorial, even to theirnames. In the more than half century since the end of the war,significant and vital progress has been made, by various institutionsand historians, in recording the names of those who perished.

The Holocaust in Lithuania (Gefen Publishing House, 2002) is comprisedof four volumes. The first is a detailed history of the Holocaust inLithuania, providing a historical context in which to consider thefinal three volumes, which feature the lists of those who wereinterned in ghettos, and those who perished during the terrible yearsof 1941-1945. This comprehensive history also include importantinformation, such as a list of Yahrzeit (Memorial) dates of LithuanianJewish communities, and detailed reference lists of films, books andarticles on the Lithuanian Holocaust.

This extensive and important work is primarily a book about memory,and its aim is to record and document the names of Lithuanian Jews whoperished in the Holocaust. The comprehensive record is a result ofyears of research and collation, using articles in journals and thedaily press, mailings to survivors, and on-line submissions to theproject website.

The Holocaust in Lithuania: 1941-1945 A Book of Remembrance exceedsits aims. It not only serves as a memorial to Lithuanian Jewry, but atlast provides a memorial to the names – the men, women and children– who have their place in Jewish memory, and now too, have aneternal, physical remembrance.

This volume is part of a set of four books. To pursues the full setplease search for ISBN 965229280x. This volume is usually soldtogether with volume 2b (ISBN 9652292923.) ... Read more

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In the brutality, misery and evil perpetrated by the Nazi regime during World War II, millions of Jews, wiped out from the face of the earth, were also denied a proper memorial, even to their names. In the fifty years since the end of the war, significant and vital progress has been made, by various institutions and historians, in recording the names of those who perished.

The Holocaust in Lithuania: 1941-1945 A Book of Remembrance is a major contribution to this important effort. An extensive, four volume set of books, its primary aim is to record and document the names of Lithuanian Jews who perished in the Holocaust. This comprehensive record is a result of years of research and collation, using articles in journals and the daily press, mailings to survivors, and on-line submissions to the project website.

The first volume is a detailed history of the Holocaust in Lithuania, providing a historical context in which to consider the final three volumes, which feature the lists of those who were interned in ghettos, and those who perished during the terrible years of 1941-1945. This comprehensive history also include important information, such as a list of Yahrzeit (Memorial) dates of Lithuanian Jewish communities, and detailed reference lists of films, books and articles on the Lithuanian Holocaust.

This publication exceeds its aims. It not only serves as a memorial to Lithuanian Jewry, but at last provides a memorial to the names – the men, women and children – who have their place in Jewish memory, and now too, have an eternal, historical remembrance. ... Read more

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Great Textbook
Jane Dawson is a wonderful Professor and also writer.She explains issues is a very clear manner and at the same time makes it interesting to read.She has personal experience in the Former USSR and she also was able to getaccess toinformation that normally isn't released.This book was one ofmy texts in an environmental class.It was the best class and the bookopen up a new area of Poli. Sci. and the Environment that isn't expoloredmuch. It's a must have book. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Encyclopedia of Russian History, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 516 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Providing a comprehensive discussion of the people, politics, economics, religion, culture, and social systems of Russia, this work spans the time from the earliest beginnings of the Russian nation (among the ancient Eastern Slavic tribes) to the end of czarist Russia and on through the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. It provides the necessary information for readers to obtain a greater understanding of and appreciation for Russia in all of its many spheres. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Countries and Their Cultures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 2936 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Covers the broad range of popular religious culture of the United States at the close of the twentieth century. Beliefs, practices, symbols, traditions, movements, organizations, and leaders from the many traditions in the pluralistic American community are represented. Also includes cults and phenomena that drew followers, such as Heaven's Gale and UFOs. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 2249 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices provides information on current religious practices around the world with an emphasis on how religions impact the daily lives of their followers. Included are detailed entries on 13 major religions, such as Christianity and Islam, and entries on 28 religious subgroups, such as Shi'ites or Baptists.Provides Date of Origin, Dietary Practices, Number of Followers, Social Aspects, Controversial Issues, Major Theologians and Authors, Cultural Impact, Houses of Worship, Holy Places, What is Sacred, Rituals, Rites of Passage, Festivals and Holidays, Membership, Social Justice, Modes of Dress and Founder.Also includes significant religions in 193 countries that detail History, Political Impact, Other Religions, Religious Tolerance and more. ... Read more

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In the brutality, misery and evil perpetrated by the Nazi regime during World War II, millions of Jews, wiped out from the face of the earth, were also denied a proper memorial, even to their names. In thefifty years since the end of the war, significant and vital progress has been made, by various institutions and historians, in recording the names of those who perished.

The Holocaust in Lithuania: 1941-1945 A Book of Remembranceis a major contribution to this important effort. An extensive, four volume set of books, its primary aim is to record and document the names of Lithuanian Jews who perished in the Holocaust. This comprehensive record is a result of years of research and collation, using articles in journals and the daily press, mailings to survivors, and on-line submissions to the project website.

The first volume is a detailed history of the Holocaust in Lithuania, providing a historical context in which to consider the final three volumes, which feature the lists of those who were interned in ghettos, and those who perished during the terrible years of 1941-1945. This comprehensive history also include important information, such as a list of Yahrzeit (Memorial) dates of Lithuanian Jewish communities, and detailed reference lists of films, books and articles on the Lithuanian Holocaust.

This publication exceeds its aims. It not only serves as a memorial to Lithuanian Jewry, but at last provides a memorial to the names – the men, women and children – who have their place in Jewish memory, and now too, have an eternal, historical remembrance. ... Read more

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In June 1940, as Nazi troops marched into Paris, the Soviet Red Army marched into Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia; seven weeks later, the USSR Supreme Soviet ratified the Soviet takeover of these states. For half a century, Soviet historians insisted that the three republics had voluntarily requested incorporation into the Soviet Union. Now it has become possible to examine the events of that tumultuous time more carefully.Alfred Erich Senn, the author of books on the formation of the Lithuanian state in 1918-1920 and on the reestablishment of that independence in 1988-1991, has produced a fascinating account of the Soviet takeover, juxtaposing a picture of the disintegration and collapse of the old regime with the Soviets' imposition of a new order. Discussing the historiography and the living memory of the events, he uses the image of a "shell game" that focused attention on the work of a supposedly "non-communist" government while in the hothouse conditions of military occupation Moscow undermined the state's independent institutions and introduced a revolution from above.Alfred Erich Senn is Professor Emeritus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, and he is an adjunct professor at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania. Besides his work on Lithuania, he is the author of The Russian Revolution in Switzerland (1971) and Power, Politics and the Olympic Games (1999). ... Read more

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Unorganized and hard to follow for someone new to the topic
The book describes how Lithuania lost its independence to the Soviet Union during World War II. It is written by a capable scholar so my expectations were high. I have to say I am satisfied with the book, but only because I am familiar with the events and I can appreciate the details, insights, and conclusions.

I can easily see how this book can be confusing to someone who is new to the topic. The author easily jumps from one topic or period to another, comes back to it later, and then swings by it again. Some portions are repeated in several places. Passages are sometimes interrupted by interesting but rather irrelevant observations, tangent issues, methodological discussions, etc. Sometimes you will find cryptic clues to certain events or people that are not properly explained.

Overall, good book, but recommend to read some general Lithuanian history before taking this one. ... Read more

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In the brutality, misery and evil perpetrated by the Nazi regime during World War II, millions of Jews, wiped out from the face of the earth, were also denied a proper memorial, even to their names. In thefifty years since the end of the war, significant and vital progress has been made, by various institutions and historians, in recording the names of those who perished.

The Holocaust in Lithuania: 1941-1945 A Book of Remembranceis a major contribution to this important effort. An extensive, four volume set of books, its primary aim is to record and document the names of Lithuanian Jews who perished in the Holocaust. This comprehensive record is a result of years of research and collation, using articles in journals and the daily press, mailings to survivors, and on-line submissions to the project website.

The first volume is a detailed history of the Holocaust in Lithuania, providing a historical context in which to consider the final three volumes, which feature the lists of those who were interned in ghettos, and those who perished during the terrible years of 1941-1945. This comprehensive history also include important information, such as a list of Yahrzeit (Memorial) dates of Lithuanian Jewish communities, and detailed reference lists of films, books and articles on the Lithuanian Holocaust.

This publication exceeds its aims. It not only serves as a memorial to Lithuanian Jewry, but at last provides a memorial to the names – the men, women and children – who have their place in Jewish memory, and now too, have an eternal, historical remembrance. ... Read more