Synagogue vandalized by Lithuanians during June, 1941 pogrom in Kovno.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 81098

Overview

Caption: Synagogue vandalized by Lithuanians during June, 1941 pogrom in Kovno.
Photographer: George Kadish/Zvi Kadushin
Date: June 1941
Locale: Kaunas, Lithuania
Variant Locale: Kauen
Kovno
Kowno
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of George Kadish/Zvi Kadushin
Event History: On the night of June 25-26, 1941, one day after the German occupation of Kovno, Lithuanian nationalists unleashed a massive pogrom in the district of Vilijampole, known to Jews as Slobodka. Over eight hundred Jews were murdered in their homes in the most savage manner without any interference from Lithuanian or German authorities.

"Kauen Main Camp" in Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos Volume 1, Part A.

Photo Source: USHMM (Restricted)

Copyright: Exclusively with provenance

Provenance: George Kadish/Zvi Kadushin

Keyword: DESECRATION DESTRUCTION/VANDALISM GHETTO/OCCUPATION INTERIORS KOVNO POGROMS POGROMS (KOVNO) RELIGIOUS ARTICLES SYNAGOGUES/CHAPELS
Photo Designation: GHETTOS (MAJOR) -- KOVNO (Lithuania) -- Pogroms -- Synagogue Destruction