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Country: Lithuania

  1. Palestinos žydų fondams - Pamatinio Palestinos fondo (Karen Hajesod) ir Žydų tautinio fondo (Karen Kajemet Lejisroel) - remti draugija

    • Associciation for Support of Jewish Palestine (Karen Hayesod), Lithuanian Branch, 1920‒1940

    "This collection consists of records and correspondence files with local branches of the Karen Hayesod across Lithuania from 1920 to 1940, concerning the registration of local organizations and fundraising activities for the Jewish settlements in Palestine before World War II. The collection also includes minute meetings; correspondence with Zionist organizations worldwide, local banks, and Lithuanian government authorities; bylaws; donor lists; cashier books; and financial reports" (From: USHMM finding aid).

  2. Rinkinių apskaitos ir apsaugos skyrius

    • Inventory and Conservation of Holdings Department
    • Vilniaus Gaono žydų istorijos muziejus
    • VŽM
    • English
    • Judaica holdings are classified as primary (VŽM) and academic support (VŽMP) collections under the Museum’s statute with consideration of the extant value of the item as a museum piece. Currently around 30,000 items are being conserved. Primary collection consists of: 1. Household decorative items, ritual equipment, tangible exhibition pieces of historical significance. 2. Writings and documents. 3. Photography. 4. Visual and decorative art. 5. Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz‘s memorial collection. 6. Archive of Josif Shapiro (collector of ex-libris).

    The collections include: 1. Household decorative items, ritual equipment, tangible exhibition pieces of historical significance. Materials include metal, wood, leather, ceramics, precious metals, textiles, bone and other materials. Among these items are around 100 unique artifacts from Paneriai mass killing sites, material from the ghetto period and from prisoners, people who perished and people who survived. There are also artifacts of the Great Synagogue and from Jewish cemeteries. 2. Writings and documents include books, press, manuscripts, posters, documents. There are 5000 items in tot...

  3. Bronio Railos rašinio „Už ką kovoja aktyvistai“ fragmentai

  4. Afiša “Dailės paroda”, Vilniaus getas, 1943

  5. Avromo Suckeverio eilėraščių ciklas "Veidai pelkėse", jidiš k., 1941 m. birželis

  6. Paminklinis akmuo žudynių vietoje Kauno IV-ajame forte

  7. Memorialinės lentelės ant Subačiaus g. 49 namo sienos

  8. Vilniaus geto vartai

  9. Paminklas žydų darbo stovyklos HKP vietoje Subačiaus gatvėje

  10. Pavienės tarnybos policijos lietuvių ryšių karininkas Tvarkos policijos vado Lietuvoje štabe

    • Der lit. Verbindungs-Offizier für die Schutzmannschaft des Einzeldienstes im Stabe des Kommandeurs der Ordnungspolizei Litauen
    • Liaison Officer of the Individual Police Service of the Lithuanian General Region under the Chief of the Ordnugspolizei in Lithuania (Kaunas)

    This collection contains "the important confidential circular No. 3 of 16 August 1941 signed by V. Reivytis, director of the Police Department, sent to the police chiefs of the counties concerning the detention, rounding up, and guarding of male Jews. Essentially, it meant the beginning of the mass extermination of the Jews in Lithuanian provinces. The same collection contains reports by the police chiefs of the counties and rural districts to the director of the Police Department concerning the detaining and rounding up of Jews." Galina Žirikova, Lietuvos centrinio valstybės archyvo fond...

  12. Atrinkti duomenys iš Lietuvos ypatingojo archyvo. F. V-5

    • Selected Records from the Lithuanian Special Archives. Fonds V-5

    There are 66 pages of the 24 files for the Jews exiled to Siberia on June 14-18, 1941 (these include arrest orders and extracts from the protocols). There are also copies of applications from relatives to release a person from exile (1944-1946). 1. File 20857. Jeršanskis Ruvimas (from Varėna town). 3 pages. 2. File 36640. Mirkinas Hiršas, Mirkinienė Rocha (from Širvintos town). 4 pages. 3. File 33925. Čarnyj Maksim (from Kaunas city). 3 pages. 4. File 24372. Marijampolskis Jakovas (from Pasvalys town). 4 pages. 5. File 36317. Gadje Josifas, Gadje Roza, Gadje Rachil (from Kėdainiai town). 7 ...

  13. Žiūronai, kurie priklausė Chaimui Zaidelsonui

  14. Dokumentų kopijų kolekcija

    • Collection of Document Copies
    • Lietuvos Centrinis Valstybės Archyvas
    • F. 1742
    • English, Lithuanian
    • 1916-1947
    • 2 subfonds and 47 files. Parts of the documents are handwritten. Some files are microfilmed and some consist of photographs, maps, drawings.

    USHMM: "material on resistance and rescue in Lithuania". Copies of documents concerning the annihilation of Jews in town of Vilnius and region, Nazi propaganda, anti-Nazi movement, position of the Catholic Church during WWII; documentation and correspondence between embassies (interwar period); copies of agreements between USSR and Germany; documentation regarding diplomatic relations; copies (microfilmed) of the monographs and studies by M. Jaloveckis "Lenkijos sodybos. Kaimo sodybų architektūra ir statiniai" ("Dwor Polski. Architekci į budowniczowie siedzib wiejskich") and "Lenkijos Respu...

  15. Žydų masinių žudynių vietos Lietuvoje.

  16. Nužudytų žmonių Paneriuose daiktai

  17. Rusijos žydų visuomeninių veikėjų suvažiavimas Kaune

  18. Mokyklinis krepšys

  20. Afiša, "Dramos ir muzikos vakaras", "Simfoninio orkestro koncertas", Vilniaus geto teatras, 1943 m. balandžio 17-18 d.