Pilviškiai ( pl, Pilwiszki, yi, 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, served among others by Rabbi
Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg
Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg (1884–1966) was an Orthodox rabbi, posek ("decisor" of Jewish law) and rosh yeshiva. He is best known as the author of the work of responsa ''Seridei Eish''.
Weinberg was considered a genius in his time - with ma ...
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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).
Gallery
File:PilviskiaiCOAold.jpg, Old coat of arms
File:Pilviskiai railway station.jpg, Railway station
File:Pilviškiai1.JPG
File:Pilviškių metodistų bažnyčia.JPG, Methodist church
File:Šešupė1.JPG, The Šešupė river near Pilviškiai
References
External links
Map travelingluck.com
listing on jewishgen.org
Towns in Marijampolė County
Towns in Lithuania
Suwałki Governorate
Holocaust locations in Lithuania
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