Pilviškiai Explained

Official Name:Pilviškiai
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lithuania
Coordinates:54.7222°N 23.2222°W
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Marijampolė County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Vilkaviškis district municipality
Subdivision Type3:Eldership
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2,305
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

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

History

In the Jewish world, it was known historically for its learned population,[1] served among others by Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg.

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).[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mishmar: A Typical Lithuanian Shtetl - by Rav Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg.
  2. Web site: Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania.