Translation of the Laukzemis chapter from
Pinkas Hakehillot Lita
Written by Dov Levin
Published by Yad Vashem
Published in Jerusalem, 1996
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(Page 343)
Written by Josef Rosin
Translated by Shaul Yannai A village in the Kretinga district, 6 km northwest of Darbenai. There was a Jewish settlement there at the beginning of the 19th century. Subsequently, the Jews were driven out of the village. The village also had a Jewish cemetery. (See also Laukzeme).
Cartographic survey of Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania, 1990.
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