Pilviškiai

Town in Marijampolė County, Lithuania
Coat of arms of Pilviškiai
Coat of arms
54°43′20″N 23°13′20″E / 54.72222°N 23.22222°E / 54.72222; 23.22222Country LithuaniaCounty Marijampolė CountyMunicipalityVilkaviškis district municipalityPopulation
 (2011)
 • Total2,305Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Pilviškiai (Polish: Pilwiszki, Yiddish: פילווישאָק Pilveshok) is a town in Vilkaviškis district municipality and in Marijampolė County

History

In the Jewish world, it was known historically for its learned population,[1] served among others by Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg.

In August 1941, the Jewish men of Pilviškiai district were shot. The mass murder was perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppe of Germans and Pilviškiai self-defence police unit. The victims were about 300 to 350 Jewish men and several dozen Soviet activists (including a group of girls from the Communist Youth organization).[2]

Gallery

  • Old coat of arms
    Old coat of arms
  • Railway station
    Railway station
  • Methodist church
    Methodist church
  • The Šešupė river near Pilviškiai
    The Šešupė river near Pilviškiai

References

  1. ^ "Mishmar: A Typical Lithuanian Shtetl - by Rav Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg".
  2. ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania".

External links

  • Map, travelingluck.com
  • listing on jewishgen.org
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International
  • VIAF
National
  • Israel


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