"The story of the Jews of Vilkomir"

Identifier
irn504319
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0312
  • RG-02.170
Dates
1 Jan 1948 - 31 Dec 1948
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504319

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In Nov 1994, Micki Lavine, Reuben's grandaughter, gave the testimony to the Museum.

Scope and Content

Consists of a testimony given by three Kronik family members for the "Jewish Committee." At the time, they were in a displaced persons camp in Kassel, Germany awaiting emigration to Israel. Describes: the Kronik family's history; the Lithuanian Jewish communities of Musnik (a.k.a. Musninkai), Sirvintas (a.k.a. Sirvintos, Sirvintai), and Vilkomir (a.k.a. Ukmerge, Wilkomir, Vilkomierz); the communities' responses to the Soviet and Nazi occupations; and the fate of the communities' members. Also includes a list of Lithuanian partisans and police who participated in the mass execution of Jews.

People

  • Kronik, Sara.
  • Kronik, Reuben.
  • Kronik, Rachel.

Subjects

  • Sirvintos (Lithuania)
  • Lithuania--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
  • Ukmerge (Lithuania)
  • Lithuania--History--Soviet occupation, 1940-1941.
  • Musninkai (Lithuania)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives--Men authors.
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • Jews--Lithuania.

Genre

  • Document
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