Translation of the Skirpstauja chapter from
Pinkas Hakehillot Lita
Written by Dov Levin
Published by Yad Vashem
Published in Jerusalem, 1996
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(Pages 441)
Written by Dov Levin
Translated by Shimon Joffe
A settlement on the banks of the Neman River opposite Kalautuva in the Kaunas district. During the period of Lithuanian independence 3 brothers lived there, Yisrael, David and Josef Strashuner, together with their families. They owned a large timber mill.
Yad Vashem Archives, Jerusalem, Lithuanian Communities Collection, 0-57, testimony of Tsvi Jeglin.
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