Photographs relating
to Mazheik, of people and places, that do not belong in one of the
other rubrics, will be placed in this Photo Gallery.
The "Jewish Heritage in Regional
Museums of Lithuania" Gallery.
The Website of the Centre for Studies of the Culture and History
of East European Jews keeps a gallery of old pictures of Jewish Lithuanian
Communities, collected from regional museums of Lithuania.
The gallery includes several pictures from the Historical Museum of Mazeikiai.
The pictures may be viewed at the following link:
http://www.jewishstudies.lt/index.php?195362618
To view the pictures you should select:
Museum = Mazeikiai
Topic: (select topic of interest: All, Shtetl, Jews, Faces, etc.)
Object: (select object of interest: All, Photo, Item, Document, etc.).
The webmasters of the Mazheik Memorial Website have applied to the Historical
Museum of Mazeikiai for permission to upload copies of the pictures to
the Mazheik Memorial Website.
In the meanwhile, until permission is granted, a sample of selected pictures
is presented below.
The captions are as they appear on the original website. Webmaster's
notes have been added where applicable.
Mazeikiai Street and House Pictures
The following street and house pictures were taken from the book: "Mazeikiai
1920-1968. Photos." ed. B.Radziunas, A.Stanacius, MM 13969/1
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Mazeikiai. Vasario 16 day street. House of Liasberg in the left.
1934.
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Mazeikiai. Corner of Vasario 16 day and Laisves street.
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Mazeikiai. Vasario 16 day street.
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Mazeikiai. Vasario 16 day street.
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Mazeikiai. Vasario 16 day street. House of Liasberg in the left.
1930. |
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Mazeikiai. House of Blumental. 1929 |
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Mazeikiai. Laisves street. 1934 |
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Market place of Mazeikiai. 1923 |
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Market place of Mazeikiai. 1925 |
Mazeikiai
Faces and Documents
The following is a sample of various pictures and
documents with Jewish connection
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Family of Kalvarijai.
Rivah Brilite-Kalvariene (on the left) - employee of Vieksniai pharmacy,
was fusilladed (*) in 1940 - 1941.
Museum of Pharmacy in Vieksniai, 8/22 5074
Subdivision of Mazeikiai museum
(*) Note by Webmaster: fusilladed may mean annihilated
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Football club of Mazeikiai.
Note by Webmaster: Jewish football players were known to play with
the local Maccabi football club
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Register of the second form of Mazeikiai gymnasium. School year
1931-1932.
Lithuanian and Jewish pupils were studying together.
Cover of the register.
Mezeikiai museum. Inv.no. 1.2.25
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Register of the second form of Mazeikiai gymnasium. School year
1931-1932.
Lithuanian and Jewish pupils were studying together.
List of the pupils. Mezeikiai museum. Inv.no. 1.2.25.
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Mazeikiai. Workers of the Y. Avrakh workshop. 1914. Mazeikiai
museum, photo from a book "Mazeikiai 1968-1920. Photos."
ed. B.Radziunas, A.Stanacius, MM 13969/1
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Mazeikiai. Gamz (*) wool cleaning workshop. 1906. 1930.
Mazeikiai museum, photo from a book "Mazeikiai 1968-1920. Photos."
ed. B.Radziunas, A.Stanacius, MM 13969/1
(*) Note by Webmaster: Gamz may be identified as the Gamzu family
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The following pictures in this Photo Galery were sent to the
webmasters by Mr. Shalom Eilati, who recognized one of the people in pictures
under
Family Research,
Lubavitsch
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Lubavitsch, Pessa. In his possession are pictures of his late mother,
Leah Greenstein (z"l) with the same young woman, Pessa Lubavitsch.
Leah and Pessa were friends. Leah perished in the Kovne Ghetto. Pessa
later married Morris Wald and became known as Pauline in South Africa.
Leah and Pessa (approx. 1925)
(additional pictures to be uploaded)
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