“Paezeriai” - Encyclopedia of Jewish
Communities in Lithuania
(Paežeriai, Lithuania)

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Translation of the “Paezeriai” chapter from
Pinkas Hakehillot Lita

Written by Josef Rosin

Published by Yad Vashem

Published in Jerusalem, 1996

 

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Paezeriai

Written by Josef Rosin

Translated by Shaul Yannai

In Yiddish, Paezhere

A county town 9 km east of Vilkaviskis, the district's city. In 1923, 24 Jews lived in Paezeriai among its 200 residents. In June, 1941, when Germany conquered Lithuania, the fate of the Jews of Paezeriai was the same as the fate of the Jews in the surrounding areas.

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