Pilviškiai (Polish: Pilwiszki, Yiddish: פילווישאָק Pilveshok) is a village in Vilkaviškis district municipality, in Marijampolė County, central Lithuania.

Pilviškiai
Town
Coat of arms
Pilviškiai Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°43′20″N 23°13′20″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Marijampolė County
Municipality	Vilkaviškis district municipality
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,305
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

In the Jewish world, it was known historically for its learned population,[1] served amongst others by Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg.

In August 1941, the Jewish men of Pilviškiai district were shot. The mass murder was perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Germans and Pilviškiai self-defence police unit. The victims are about 300 to 350 Jewish men and several dozen Soviet activists (including a group of girls from the Communist Youth organization).[2]

Gallery

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  Old coat of arms
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  Railway station
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  Methodists church

References

External links

• Map, travelingluck.com
• listing on jewishgen.org