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Translation of the Pamusis chapter from
Pinkas Hakehillot Lita
Written by Josef Rosin
Published by Yad Vashem
Published in Jerusalem, 1996
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Translated by Shaul Yannai
In Yiddish, Pamush
A village on the right bank of the Musa River in northwestern Lithuania, in the Pakruojus county, Siauliai district, Samogitia province. The village is near the town of Pasvitinys. 9 km to the north of the village is the town of Lygumai. The Jewish settlement in Pamusis originated during the 18th century, when Jewish farmers settled there on government land. In 1897, Pamusis had 79 Jews, who made their living through agriculture. They cultivated approximately 500 acres. During WWI they were exiled to the interior of Russia. Only a few of them returned to the village after the war. In 1925, there were still some Jewish activities in the village, when Shekalim (tokens of membership in the Zionist organization) were distributed there for the 14th Zionist Congress. A few dozen Jewish farmers still lived in the village in 1937. The number of Jews in the village decreased gradually over the years, and only a few of them remained there when WWII broker out. One of the natives of Pamusis was the socialist, Pesakh Libman Hersh. In June, 1941, when Germany conquered Lithuania, the fate of the Jews of Pamusis was the same as the fate of the Jews in the surrounding areas.
Yad Vashem Archives, files 55/1788, 55/1701, 13/15/131, Z-4/2548.
Kamzon, The Jews of Lithuania, p. 173.
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