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

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:

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

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 Lithuania" Database, the JGFF, the Shtetl Seeker, Yizkor Book information, SIG information and JewishGen Home Page
http://www.jewishgen.org/LITVAK/shtetls/Lithuania.htm
 

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 (Adutzishik)

   Over 8,000 Jews were marched to this town from around the Svintzian area and were subsequently
   murdered.  Only a few were able to escape this genocide.

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

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/svencionys/sve1617.html

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:

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 Contact Shana Mink Katz 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:

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 Vilnius 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:

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:
 

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:

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)

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  

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

Among the towns in Kaunas district are:

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 Contact David Hoffman
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:

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   

Among the towns in Kaunas district are:
 

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

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/   

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:

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

Regional Special Interest Groups - Contact Prof. G. L. Esterson or Clint Shill
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

Towns in the Raseiniai Uyezd include:

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  

Among the towns in the Telsai district are:

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:

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/

Regional Special Interest Groups - Contact Scott Singer 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:

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:
 

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:

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

Regional Special Interest Groups -Contact Philip Schiff 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:

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   

Among the towns in Kaunas district are:

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 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  

Among the towns in the Telsai district are:

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:

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 above 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

Among the towns in Trakai district are:

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

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:
 

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:

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:

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:

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)

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

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

Gargzdai (Garzdai, Gorsd, Garzhdiai)

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.j ewishgen.org/litvak/all.htm  

Among the towns in Telsai district are:

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

Regional Special Interest Groups - Contact Kevin Ossey  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:

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:

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:

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

Grinkiskis

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:

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

Among the towns in Siauliai district are:

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

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:
 

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

Ignolineh

http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/svencionys/sve1617.html

Ivye

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  

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

Among the towns in Oshmiany district are:

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   

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:
 

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:

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

There is still an old wooden synagogue building in the town.  After the Germans invaded Lithuania, all the Jews had been taken to Zagare, further north on the Latvian border, where there was a Jewish ghetto and all were massacred, mainly by the Lithuanian militia.  There is still one lady who was able to escape the shooting.  Her married name is Maryte Tiesniesiene.  She had married a Latvian after the war and lives in Zagare.

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:

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)

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  

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

Among the towns in the Kaunas district are:
 

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 plot for Congregation Anshe Jurborg, the Landsmanshaft for Jurbarkas.  It is located at Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, Section 1, Post 32 and contains burials going back to 1887 with a total of 115 burials.

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:

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:

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

Katzian

Located near Svintzian, and about 50 km from Opseh.  Jews lived here before WWII

http://www.1jma.dk/articles/1jmaarticlegenocide.htm

http://www.jewishgen.org/galicia/surdex/si_ka.htm

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

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:
 

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:

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:

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

There are two plots of the Kelmer Benevolent Association.  The main plot is located at Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island, NY, section AA, Block 9.  A second plot with only 6 burials is located at Beth Israel Memorial Park, Woodbridge, NJ, Section 50 with a total of 192 burials.

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: 

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 at one time. 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

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:

 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

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 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 

http://kraziai.famroots.org/

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:

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

 Among the towns in Panevezys district are:
 

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:

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)

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:

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

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:

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

Regional Special Interest Groups - Contact Rosalyn Livshin
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 (Neustadt-Scherwindt, Neishtat)

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. 

Regional Special Interest Groups - Contact Joseph Rosin
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:
 

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:

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
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)

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:

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

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:

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  

Among the towns in Raseiniai  district are:

There is a plot for the Chwadoner Ben. Ass'n. (Chwadoner Unt. Verein), the Landsmanshaft for Kvedarna.  It is located at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, NY, Block 3, Path 2 with a total of 86 burials.

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

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:
 

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