Pinkas Hakehillot Lita: Zemaitkiemis

“Zemaitkiemis” - Encyclopedia of Jewish
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Translation of the “Zemaitkiemis” chapter from
Pinkas Hakehillot Lita

Written by Josef Rosin

Published in Jerusalem, 1996

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Zemaitkiemis

Written by Josef Rosin
Translated by Shaul Yannai
In Yiddish, Zhemaitkyemis

A county town, about 14 km northeast of the district city of Ukmerge. In 1923, the town had 207 Jews. According to the 1931 Lithuanian government census, there was a Jewish grain merchant (Judel Guterman) in Zemaitkiemis. In the nearby estate of Zemaitkiemis lived 210 people and among them were 99 Jews.

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Zemaitkiemis

Written by Josef Rosin Translated by Shaul Yannai In Yiddish, Zhemaitkyemis

Written by Josef Rosin
Translated by Shaul Yannai
In Yiddish, Zhemaitkyemis