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Jews
of Kopcheve
by
Dorothy Leivers
A
history of the Jews of Kapciamiestis,
Lithuania, know in Yiddish as Kopcheve. Leivers notes in the
Introduction to
the book that she was motivated to publish the work so that those Jews
from the
town who were murdered in the Holocaust could be identified and
remembered. The
historical portion of the book documents the presence of Jews from its
earliest
days until the Holocaust. There are numerous family trees, and a number
of
tables and maps that support the history of the town. An index includes
the
surnames identified in the book.
7" x 10" 188 pp. hardcover $35.00
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Contents
PREFACE
vii
INTRODUCTION
ix
Geography xi
CHAPTER I
1400–1875 1
CHAPTER II
1876–1917 11
The New Century 15
World War I 17
CHAPTER III
1918–1941 20
Independent Lithuania 20
Jewish Community, 1920–1941 21
Synagogue and Community Institutions 27
The Kapciamiestis Jewish Youth Association 30
Making a Living 33
CHAPTER IV
1941–WORLD WAR II 42
16th Lithuanian Division of the Russian Army 46
Survival 47
CHAPTER V IN
MEMORIAM 51
The Murdered: Kapciamiestis’ Hall of Remembrance 51
The Jewish Cemetery of Kapciamiestis, Lithuania 54
CHAPTER VI
GENEALOGY AND FAMILY TREES 77
CHAPTER VII 2005 160
APPENDIX 1: PLACE
NAMES 165
APPENDIX 2:
POPULATION TABLES 166
BIBLIOGRAPHY 168
Index 170
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