VILKAVISKIS
          A small town in Southern Lithuania
Where the Jewish Community is no more
 
Siemenkis Family
Album
Marraige of my  parents 31.05.1925 Lina Simenskis and her children Wedding certificate  Paris 27th September 1927
Marraige of my parents 31.05.1925 Lina Simenskis and her children Wedding certificate Paris 27th September 1927
My father (Oseris Simenskis) and mother(Lina Kravetskate) left Wilkaviskis for Paris in the middle 1920's. As far as I know, brothers and sisters of my parents had  left Wilkaviskis after WW I, most of them to America., and no known relatives lived in Wilkaviskis after the death of my mother parents in late 30's. Unfortunately ,I have no information about my parents ancestors. My father died in 1937 and my mother was deported and killed at Auschwitz in September 1942. Most family documents and photos were lost during WW II
A copy of the official civilian wedding done in Fontenay-sous-bois(suburb of Paris) on 27 September 1927
It states the name of my father :Oseris Simenskis, brushmaker, son of Michelis Simenskis(deceased)and Beile Novepolskaite,widow, living in Vilkaviskis and the name of my mother :Lina Kraveckaite, daughter of Jakubas Kraveckis and Reiza Dimankaite both living in Vilkaviskis
The witnesses were : Samuel Szmitkowski, tradesman and Chlaunas Vaksman, brushmaker.
My wife and I made a trip to Wilkaviskis in June 2005 and I join some  pictures taken then, and have noticed thatthere has been some improvements by looking at your pictures taken in 2007.
Sign to Jewish Cemetery On the way to the cemetery 1 On the way to the cemetery 2 On the way to the cemetery 3 Entrance to the Cemetery
Sign to Jewish Cemetery On the way to the cemetery 1 On the way to the cemetery 2 On the way to the cemetery 3 Entrance to the Cemetery
At the entrance to the Cemetery Inside the Cemetery 1 Inside the Cemetery 2 Inside the Cemetery 3 Looking towards the Town
At the entrance to the Cemetery Inside the Cemetery 1 Inside the Cemetery 2 Inside the Cemetery 3 Looking towards the Town
Town Center 1 Town Center 2 Town Center 3 Town Center 4 Vilkaviskis 2
Town Center 1 Town Center 2 Town Center 3 Town Center 4 Vilkaviskis 2
Vilkaviskis 6 Vilkaviskis 4 Vilkaviskis 3 Vilkaviskis 1 Vilkaviskis 5
Vilkaviskis 6 Vilkaviskis 4 Vilkaviskis 3 Vilkaviskis 1 Vilkaviskis 5
Outdoor market
Outdoor market