Jews of Kopcheve

A history of the Jews of Kapciamiestis, Lithuania, know in Yiddish as Kopcheve. Leivers notes in the Introduction to the book that she was motivated to publish the work so that those Jews from the town who were murdered in the Holocaust could be identified and remembered. The historical portion of the book documents the presence of Jews from its earliest days until the Holocaust. There are numerous family trees, and a number of tables and maps that support the history of the town. An index includes the surnames identified in the book.

 

7" x 10" 188 pp. hardcover $45.00

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

PREFACE vii
INTRODUCTION ix
Geography xi
CHAPTER I 1400–1875 1
CHAPTER II 1876–1917 11
The New Century 15
World War I 17
CHAPTER III 1918–1941 20
Independent Lithuania 20
Jewish Community, 1920–1941 21
Synagogue and Community Institutions 27
The Kapciamiestis Jewish Youth Association 30
Making a Living 33
CHAPTER IV 1941–WORLD WAR II 42
16th Lithuanian Division of the Russian Army 46
Survival 47
CHAPTER V IN MEMORIAM 51
The Murdered: Kapciamiestis’ Hall of Remembrance 51
The Jewish Cemetery of Kapciamiestis, Lithuania 54
CHAPTER VI GENEALOGY AND FAMILY TREES 77
CHAPTER VII 2005 160
APPENDIX 1: PLACE NAMES 165
APPENDIX 2: POPULATION TABLES 166
BIBLIOGRAPHY 168
Index 170