Pilviškiai

Pilviškiai
Town
View of Pilviškiai
Coat of arms
Pilviškiai Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°43′20″N 23°13′20″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Marijampolė County
Municipality	Vilkaviškis district municipality
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,305
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Pilviškiai (Polish: Pilwiszki, Yiddish: פילווישאָק Pilveshok) is a town in Vilkaviškis district municipality and in Marijampolė County

History

In the Jewish world, it was notable for being the first rabbinic post held by Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, who married and soon after divorced the daughter of the town's previous rabbi.

In August 1941, the Jewish men of Pilviškiai district were shot. The mass murder was perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppe of Germans and Pilviškiai self-defence police unit. The victims were about 300 to 350 Jewish men and several dozen Soviet activists (including a group of girls from the Communist Youth organization).

Gallery

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  Old coat of arms
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  Railway station
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  Methodist church
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  The Šešupė river near Pilviškiai

External links

• Map, travelingluck.com
• listing on jewishgen.org