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

Photograph | Photograph Number: 81101
Synagogue vandalized by Lithuanians during the June 1941 pogrom in Kovno.

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

Photographer
George Kadish/Zvi Kadushin
Date
June 1941
Locale
Kaunas, Lithuania
Variant Locale
Kauen
Kovno
Kowno
Photo Designation
GHETTOS (MAJOR) -- KOVNO (Lithuania) -- Pogroms -- Synagogue Destruction
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of George Kadish/Zvi Kadushin

About This Photograph

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.

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Rights and Restrictions

Photo Source
USHMM (Restricted)
Copyright: Exclusively with provenance
Provenance: George Kadish/Zvi Kadushin
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-18 00:00:00
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