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Eržvilkas (Samogitian: Eržvėlks) is a town in Taurage County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 429 people.[1]

Eržvilkas
Town
Coat of arms
Eržvilkas
Coordinates: 55°15′50″N 22°42′30″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Tauragė County
Municipality	Jurbarkas District Municipality
Population  (2011)
• Total	429
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Jewish history

Before World War II and the Holocaust, the village had an important Jewish community. In 1923, they were 46% of the total population.

Among others, Hermann Schapira (1840-1898), a mathematician and important forerunner of the Zionist movement, was born in the village.

At the beginning of the Second World War there were 180 Jews living in the village.[2][3]

In 1941 these Jews were exploited as forced labour.[4] In September 1941, they were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian policemen at the Gryblaukis forest.[5]

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