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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

Jews of Kopcheve

 

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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