Translation of the Baltusova chapter from
Pinkas Hakehillot Lita
Editor: Prof. Dov Levin, Assistant Editor: Josef Rosin
Published by Yad Vashem
Published in Jerusalem, 1996
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Translated by Shaul Yannai A settlement with one house (Viensedis) that belonged to a Jew by the name of Rabbi Itzcha Baltushover. He lived with his large family in the subdistrict of Skiemonys in the Anyksciai district. The head of the family owned a facility for cleaning wool and worked for the farmers in the area. He donated money for building the Beit Midrash in Skiemonys and was involved in the study of Kabala.
Katz, M., Tipen fun Amoliken dor in Lite, (Characters from Ancient Generations in Lithuania), Part 1, pages, 1375-1378..
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