O.71- Koniuchowsky Collection: Testimonies Regarding the Holocaust of Lithuanian Jewry, 1945-1981

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3545188
• English, Hebrew
• Handwritten, original 10 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Testimony of Dwora (Solomyak) Kuricki, born in Daugeliskis, Poland, 1911, regarding her experiences in the Daugeliskis Ghetto and in hiding in Widz Life before the war; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1934; visit in Daugeliskis, 1939; closure of the borders; life in Daugeliskis. Outbreak of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, 22 June 1941; German occupation, 02 July 1941; restrictions on the Jews; Lithuanian collaborators; murder of Jewish men; includes a list of names of those who were murdered; looting of Jewish property; deportation with the Jews to the Daugeliskis Ghetto, 09 September ...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552407
• English, Hebrew
• Handwritten copy Handwritten, original 8 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Testimony of Peshe (Kimel) Kagan , born in Kaunas, Lithuania, 1905, regarding her experiences in Seventh Fort, and Chasia (Goldin) Khodash, born in Kaunas, Lithuania, 1920, regarding her experiences near Vievis, the Seventh Fort and the Ninth Fort Peshe (Kimel) Kagan: Life before the war. Outbreak of the war; unsuccessful attempt to escape to the Soviet Union without her husband, 23 June 1941; receives information about the murder of the Jews in Kaunas; escape back to Kaunas; deportation with her father and step-mother to the Seventh Fort; deportation of local Jews to the Seventh Port; conf...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552408
• English, Hebrew
• Handwritten, original 63 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Collective testimony of Shimon Shlomowicz, Josef Shlomowicz, Josef Aharonowicz, Sender Linkimer, Berel Lewit, Gershon Jung, Motel Druzyn, Naftali Zywan, Mosze Ment, Zev Ment, Gutman Shajewicz, Benjamin Lapin, Hajne Elert and Icchak Markus regarding the experiences of the Jews in the Memel district, the Taurage district, Dachau, Auschwitz and other places Jewish life before the war in the Memel district and the Taurage district; German occupation of Kedainiai, Laukuva, Kaltinenai, Verzany, Kretinga and Svekska; murder of Jews in the aforementioned places, June 1941; deportation of Jews to ca...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552409
• English, Hebrew
• 1947
• Typewritten original 63 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Protocol of the first national conference of the Union of the Lithuanian Jews in the American Zone which took place in Munich in 1947

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552410
• English, Hebrew
• 1947
• Handwritten, original 16 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Collective testimony of Berel Gurvich, Eliahu Baykovitz, Fruma Baykovitz, Dvoyre Fish, Ida Fish, Dina Karapatkin, Miriam Kivilech and Rachel Maler, regarding the experiences of the Jews in Taurage Jewish life before the war. German occupation, 22 June 1941; restrictions on the Jews; abuse of Jews by Lithuanians; activities against the Jews led by Mayor Jurgilas and the Police Commissioner Jakutis; murder of Jewish men; includes a list of names of Jews who were murdered; looting of property; murder of women and children, August 1941; escape of the Jews to Siauliai and Kaunas; Jews are hidden...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552411
• English, Hebrew
• Handwritten, original 5 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Testimony of Toibe Gurvitz, born in Taurage, Lithuania, 1907, regarding her experiences in Taurage, Bousk, the Siauliai Ghetto; Stutthof, other places and hearsay testimony of the experiences of the Jews in Taurage Life in Taurage before the war. Outbreak of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, 22 June 1941; air-raids; escape with the family in a Red Army truck; escape to Siauliai; German occupation; escape to Bousk; capture by the German Army; escape to Vasky; capture with Jews in a Lithuanian warehouse; payment of a bribe to a Lithuanian by her husband; release of her family; esc...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552412
• English, Hebrew
• Handwritten, original 16 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Testimony of Lea (Rudnik) Szapira, born in Utena, Lithuania, 1911, regarding her experiences in Laukuva, Silale, a ghetto and in hiding in Telsiai Life before the war; attends a teachers college; move to Silale; life in Silale including work as a teacher in an elementary school; marriage; visit of her husband and daughter to Laukuva. Outbreak of the war; German occupation, 24 June 1941; restrictions on the Jews, June 1941; looting of property; abuse of Jews by Lithuanians; murder of men, June 1941; transfer with the women to a "Beit Midrash" (religious study hall); deportation with women an...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552413
• English, Hebrew
• Handwritten, original 5 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Testimony of Josef Aronowicz, born in Laukuva, Lithuania, 1918, regarding the murder of the Jews of Laukuva Life before the war in Lakuva. German occupation, 24 June 1941; restrictions on the Jews; abuse of Jews by Lithuanian collaborators; deportation of men to Kedainiai and then from Sveksna to Silute; life in Silute; transfer of Jews from Kaltinenai in Silute; "Aktion" against the women, 1941; receives information about the murder of women and children in Laukuva the Telsiai district; list of names of Lithuanian collaborators.

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552414
• English, Hebrew
• 1946-1948
• Handwritten copy Handwritten, original 33 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Collective testimony of Chaim Goldsztejn, born in Erzvilkas, Lithuania, 1903, and Menucha Goldsztejn, born in Erzvilkas, Lithuania, 1910, regarding their experiences in Ervilkas, Karklote, Palabauksciai and other places; Testimony of Akiva Libman, born in 1911, regarding his experiences in Erzvilkas, in hiding in Cipaiciai and other places Chaim and Menucha Goldsztejn: Life before the war. Looting of property by Lithuanians; activities against the Jews led by the Mayor Klimas Skilnskas and others; abuse of Jews; receives information about the forthcoming deportation to Batakiai camp; escape...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552415
• English, Hebrew
• Handwritten, original 10 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Testimony of Peshe (Kahan) Melzner, born in Silale, Lithuania, 1906, regarding her experiences in Silale, Upyna, Batakiai and the Siauliai Ghetto Life before the war in Silale; attends a Russian high school. Outbreak of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, 22 June 1941; air-raids by the Germans; escape to Upyna, 23 June 1941; German occupation; establishment of a local Lithuanian administration; Jurgaitis Jurgis is mayor; restrictions on the Jews; looting and abuse of Jews; "Aktion" against men, 22 July 1941; deportation with women and children to Batakiai; camp life with her child...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552416
• English, Hebrew
• Handwritten, original 2 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Testimony of Rivka Furman, born in Veliona, Lithuania, 1913, regarding her experiences in Pajuris, the Siaulai Ghetto, Stutthoff and hearsay testimony of the Jews experiences in Pajuris Life in Veliona; life in Kaunas; attends a science high school; attends a Tarbut pedagogical institute until 1933; marriage and move to Pajuris. Outbreak of the war; Siauliai Ghetto life; deportation to Stutthof camp; liberation by the Red Army; receives information from farmers about the escape of Jews of Pajuris escape to Teneniai; deportation to forced labor; deportation of Jewish families to a barn; a ha...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552417
• English, Hebrew
• Handwritten, original 5 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Testimony of Sender Linkimer, born in Skuodas, Lithuania, 1905, regarding his experiences in Kaltinenai and Haiderburg Life before the war; move to Kaltinenai, 1936. Shelling of Kaltinenai by German Army artillery, 22 June 1941; German occupation; restrictions on the Jews including the yellow badge; establishment of a local authority by Lithuanians; deportation to forced labor; abuse of Jews; murder of Jews; receives information about the murder of Jewish men in Silale, 18 July 1941; transfer of the men to a synagogue; murder of the rabbi; transfer in a truck to Haiderburg; camp life on a f...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552418
• English, Hebrew
• 1948
• Handwritten, original 8 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Collective testimony of Mosze Ment, Icchak Markusiewicz, Naftali Ziv and Mair Smulevic, all born in Sveksna, Lithuania, regarding their experiences in Sveksna Life in Sveksna before the war. German occupation; restrictions on the Jews; looting of Jewish owned property; activities of the collaborator Penkausiekas and other collaborators against the Jews; abuse of Jews; murder of Jewish men; murder of a Jew, 26 September 1941; includes a list of names of Lithuanian collaborators.

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552419
• English, Hebrew
• 1948
• Handwritten, original 8 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Collective testimony of Motel Drojzin, Berel Levit, Gershon Jung, Roza Rachmel and Chaim Nadel, regarding the experiences of the Jews in the Kvedarna Ghetto Life before the war in Kvedarna; relations with the local population. Soviet occupation, 1940; German occupation, 22 June 1941; looting of Jewish owned property; restrictions on the Jews; cooperation of the Lithuanians Kazulis, Jakus and additional Lithuanians with the Germans; "Aktion" against Jewish men led by Dr. Schau from Silute, late June 1941; deportation of men to Sveksna; deportation of men to Silute camp; deportation of women ...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552420
• English, Hebrew
• 1948
• Handwritten, original 6 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Collective testimony of Henech Elert, Azriel Gluk and Leizer Gold, regarding the experiences of the Jews in Naumiestis Jewish life in Naumiestis before the war. German occupation; restrictions on the Jews; arrest and murder of women; burning of holy books; establishment of a ghetto, 18 July 1941; looting of Jewish owned property; "Aktion” against the men, 19 July 1941; deportation of the Jews to Silute; camp life for the men; murder of Jewish men from Vainutas; the men receive information about the murder of the women in Naumiestis; includes a list of names of those murdered.

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552421
• English, Hebrew
• Handwritten, original 11 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Testimony of Mendel Jakow Nekus, born in Vainutas, Lithuania, 1924, regarding his experiences in Vainutas and the Silute area Life in Vianutas before the war. German occupation; restrictions on the Jews; looting of Jewish owned property; deportation to forced labor; arrest of Jews; abuse of Jews; murder of Jews by Lithuanian collaborators; desecration of religious articles; murder of Jewish men, 19 July 1941; deportation of men from Vainutas to Silute; deportation with men to Silute; life in a local camp; selection and murder of the sick and elderly; includes a list of names of those who we...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552422
• English, Hebrew
• 1948
• Handwritten, original 10 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Testimony of Icchak Markus, born in Vainutas, Lithuania, 1917, regarding his experiences in Vainutas and Silute Life in Vainutas before the war. German occupation; restrictions on the Jews; looting of Jewish owned property; establishment of a civil authority by the Lithuanians; Antanas Cuzauskas, head of the Lithuanian leadership; activities of the Lithuanians Paulius and Andriusas against the Jews; deportation of Jewish men to forced labor; desecration of religious articles; murder of Jewish men in the Saudviciai forest, 19 July 1941; includes a list of names of those murdered; deportation...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552423
• English, Hebrew
• 1948
• Handwritten, original 9 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Joint testimony of the Shimon Szlomowicz, born in Veivirzenai, Lithuania, 1923, and Josef Szlomowicz, born in Veivirzenai, Lithuania, 1924, regarding their experiences in Veivirzenai Life in Veivirzenai before the war. German occupation, 22 June 1941; Lithuanian leadership comprised of Petras Pekalniskis, Petras Cirtautas, Ignas Gersminauskas, and others; deportation of Jewish men to forced labor; burning of holy books, deportation of Jewish men to Silute, 28 June 1941; looting of jewelry and Jewish owned property; deportation of women and children to Trepklnis estate; murder of women and c...

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552424
• English, Hebrew
• xerox 4 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

19 photocopies of photographs of survivors from Taurage, among them: Rokchl Maler, Tobe Gurwitz, Fruma Baykovitz, Dina Koropatkin and others. Includes a list of names of survivors.

• ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
• 3552425
• English, Hebrew
• 1946-1947
• Handwritten, original 14 pages/frames
• Updated 6 years ago

Testimony of Chanan Reif, born in Tirksliai, Lithuania, 1908, regarding his experiences in Vieksniai, Mazeikiai, the Siauliai Ghetto, in hiding in Balenwliai and other places Life in Vieksniai before the war. German occupation, 26 June 1941; abuse and murder of Jewish men; deportation of Jewish men to forced labor; concentration of the men in a synagogue; looting of jewelry; deportation of Jews to Mazeikiai; finds belongings of Jews in barns; deportation with a group of men to a Jewish cemetery, 05 Ausgust 1941; digging pits; return deportation to barns; receives information about the murde...