Translation of the Pertzan chapter from
Pinkas Hakehillot Lita
Written by Josef Rosin
Published by Yad Vashem
Published in Jerusalem, 1996
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In Yiddish, Pertzan A Jewish village near Suwalki. At the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century a few dozen Jews lived in the village. They had their own synagogue. The village was abandoned during the 1930's.
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