Lygumai Home Page

LYGUMAI (Lithuania)

Square in Lygumai (Taken 1997)

Alternate names: Ligum, Legum, Ligumy, Lygumay, Lygumu, Ligem, Lymgumai, Lygumiai
Location: Latitude: 56° 00´ Longitude: 23° 39´
112.0 miles NW of Vilnius.

Compiled by Yosef Rosin and Barry Mann
Suggestions, comments and additions welcome.
Contact Barry Mann : fabrics@whc.net

View Maps to see Location of Lygumai (Country and Regional).

View Map of Lygumai (Ligum) and surrounding areas, from WWI
German Military Map Collection, entitled Karte Des Westlichen Russlands:

History of Lygumai - by Yosef Rosin

Mass Grave in the Juknaiciai forest -

Photos of Synagogue -

Photos taken by Judy Becker 1995 -

Photos (Other) -

Lygumai Jewish Cemetery -

JewishGen Family Finder for Lygumai (Lygumai).
Would you like to connect with others researching Lygumai?
To search the JewishGen Family Finder database, press button.

Other Links:

JewishGen Home Page -

JewishGen Main ShtetLinks Directory -

JewishGen Yizkor Book Project.

Let JewishGen ShtetlSchleppers® take you there!

LitvakSIG Home Page -

LitvakSIG The All-Lithuania Database

This site is hosted at no cost to the public by JewishGen, Inc. and is
part of the ShtetLinks Project. If you find this site of value, your
Jewish Gen-erosity is greatly appreciated. You can also visit the
JewishGen Mall, where all proceeds support JewishGen projects and services.

Top of page

Updated 1/23/2006

Send comments on this page to fabrics@whc.net