Translation of the Nakan chapter from
Pinkas Hakehillot Lita
Written by Dov Levin
Published by Yad Vashem
Published in Jerusalem, 1996
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(Page 410)
Translated by Shaul Yannai
A village near Pasvalys in the Birzai district. A few Jewish families lived in Nakan between the two world wars. In Pasvalys lived a large Jewish family by the name of Nakan.
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