With the help of material from the magnificent article by Josef Rosin, and pictures I have gathered,  I am attempting in the following pages to give some small picture of Jewish communal life in Vilkaviskis before it was all tragically destroyed in the summer of 1941.

Where they lived

 

VILKAVISKIS
A small town in Southern Lithuania
Where the Jewish Community is no more

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Social Welfare

Education

Politics

Street Scenes

The Synagogue

Culture

Occupations

Youth Groups

Jewish Soldiers

Sports

Pioneers 

Fire Fighters

Electric Company

Thiis site was built by Ralph Salinger of Kfar Ruppin, Israel
It is built to the glory of the Jewish Community of Vilkaviskis
You can contact me with any comments at salinger@kfar-ruppin.org,il