Eržvilkas | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 55°15′50″N 22°42′30″E / 55.26389°N 22.70833°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
County | Tauragė County |
Municipality | Jurbarkas District Municipality |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 429 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Eržvilkas ( Samogitian: Eržvėlks) is a town in Taurage County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 429 people. [1]
Before World War II and the Holocaust, the village had an important Jewish community. In 1923, they were 46% of the total population.
Among others, Hermann Schapira (1840-1898), a mathematician and important forerunner of the Zionist movement, was born in the village.
At the beginning of the Second World War there were 180 Jews living in the village. [2] [3]
In 1941 these Jews were exploited as forced labour. [4] In September 1941, they were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian policemen at the Gryblaukis forest. [5]
Eržvilkas | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 55°15′50″N 22°42′30″E / 55.26389°N 22.70833°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
County | Tauragė County |
Municipality | Jurbarkas District Municipality |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 429 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Eržvilkas ( Samogitian: Eržvėlks) is a town in Taurage County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 429 people. [1]
Before World War II and the Holocaust, the village had an important Jewish community. In 1923, they were 46% of the total population.
Among others, Hermann Schapira (1840-1898), a mathematician and important forerunner of the Zionist movement, was born in the village.
At the beginning of the Second World War there were 180 Jews living in the village. [2] [3]
In 1941 these Jews were exploited as forced labour. [4] In September 1941, they were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian policemen at the Gryblaukis forest. [5]