Language:
French
Year of publication:
1994
Titel der Quelle:
Le Monde Juif
Angaben zur Quelle:
150 (1994) 136-160
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Jews History 20th century
;
Jewish ghettos
;
Vilnius (Lithuania)
Abstract:
Describes the situation in Vilna from June 1941, when the German army occupied Lithuania. Deals with the terror of the first weeks, massacres carried out by the Einsatzgruppen, and the foundation of the ghetto in September 1941. Describes life in the ghetto and the organization of cultural and educational activities. The ghetto was liquidated in September 1943; most of the Jews were deported to the extermination camps or killed in the Ponary forest near Vilna. Gives figures on the number of Jews killed in various actions.
URL:
Locate this publication in Israeli libraries
Permalink