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Translation of the Geguzine chapter from
Pinkas Hakehillot Lita
Written by Josef Rosin
Published by Yad Vashem
Published in Jerusalem, 1996
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This is a translation from: Pinkas Hakehillot Lita: Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities, Lithuania,
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(Pages 183)
Written by Josef Rosin
Translated by Shimon Joffe
During the period of Lithuanian independence, a few Jewish families lived there. In the elections to the first Lithuanian Seimas, in October 1922, it had 11 Jewish voters. Their fate was the same as that of the other Jews in the area, after the invasion by the German forces.
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