1915 LITHUANIA: EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS

1915 LITHUANIA: EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS

(“In the front-line  of 1915 Lithuania: Stories of Jewish Eyewitnesses”, Anatoly Chaesh)

http://berkovich-zametki.com/AStarina/Nomer10/Haesh1.htm

Mr. Chaesh offers extracts, in chronological order (in Russian), citing eyewitness accounts about everyday Jews, their communities and families, during wartime in 1915. Much of the information is based on files from the Central State Historical Archives of St. Petersburg (TsGIA SPb).

The brief accounts are available for the following areas. If necessary, use your online translator:

Pokroje, Ponevezh County

Pickel, Telshevsky County

Keidany, Koven District

Shaty, Vilkomir County

Shavli

Tyrkshle, Telsev Uyezd

Shadov, Shavel County

Vilki, Kovno County

Wedziagol, Koven District

Kroki, Koven Dist.

Tsitovyan, Rossien Dist.

Vilkomir City

Kovno City

Meisagola, Vilnius County

Soloki, Novoaleksandrovsky Dist.

Malyaty Village, Vilna Dist.

Vilna

Oran township, Troki County

Smorgon, Oshmyany County

Road from Smorgon

Koziany, Disn County

Zaskevichi, Oshmyany County

Krasnoe village, Vileika Dist.

Glubokoe, Disna Dist.