Translation of the Pakalniskis chapter from
Pinkas Hakehillot Lita
Written by Josef Rosin
Published by Yad Vashem
Published in Jerusalem, 1996
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In Yiddish, Pakelnishok
A village near Taurage, the district's city. During the 1870's, the village had a small Jewish settlement. In 1871, two Jews, Josef Alexandrovitz and Zavel Altman, built a small synagogue in Pakalniskis.
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