by Jewish Original | Jun 19, 2025 | 2021 Posts, All Posts, Eastern European Jewry, Holocaust
The Establishment of the Vilna Ghetto In 1939, the Vilna region was home to a thriving Jewish community, with a population of over 55,000 Jews, including 12,000-15,000 refugees from German-occupied Poland. On September 6, 1941, the Civil Administration in Lithuania...