Overview
- Description
- Consists of a testimony given by three Kronik family members for the "Jewish Committee." At the time, they were in a displaced persons camp in Kassel, Germany awaiting emigration to Israel. Describes: the Kronik family's history; the Lithuanian Jewish communities of Musnik (a.k.a. Musninkai), Sirvintas (a.k.a. Sirvintos, Sirvintai), and Vilkomir (a.k.a. Ukmerge, Wilkomir, Vilkomierz); the communities' responses to the Soviet and Nazi occupations; and the fate of the communities' members. Also includes a list of Lithuanian partisans and police who participated in the mass execution of Jews.
- Date
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1948
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives--Men authors. Holocaust survivors. Jews--Lithuania.
- Geographic Name
- Lithuania--History--Soviet occupation, 1940-1941. Lithuania--History--German occupation, 1941-1944. Musninkai (Lithuania) Sirvintos (Lithuania) Ukmerge (Lithuania)
- Personal Name
- Kronik, Reuben. Kronik, Sara. Kronik, Rachel.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- In Nov 1994, Micki Lavine, Reuben's grandaughter, gave the testimony to the Museum.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:01:48
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