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History. Ruins of the Eišiškės Castle. Eišiškės is mentioned for the first time in the Treaty of Königsberg (1384) between Grand Duke Vytautas and the Teutonic Knights. [6] East of the town there is a castle site, dating back from the 14th–15th centuries.
Text scanning by Seth Morgulas. This is a translation of: Eishishok, koroteha ve-hurbana (Ejszyszki, its history and destruction), Editor: Sh. Barkeli, Committee of the Survivors of Ejszyszki in Israel, Published: Jerusalem 1960 (H,Y 136 pages) Note: The original book can be seen online at the NY Public Library site: Eisiskes.
Eisiskes is in Lithuania today, unlike most of Lida District, which is in Belarus. Situated on a small group of hills and surrounded by marshy valley of Verseka and Dumblė Rivers, the rivers divide the town into two parts with the northern part called Jurzdika. January 2008 Eišiškės population was 3,610.
Aug 4, 2012 · Eišiškės, dated at the beginning of the 11th century, may have been founded – as some sources indicate – until the late 13th and 14th centuries. However, saturation and concentration of historical figures who visited the town throughout the ages still amazes today. Eišiškės in the 14th and 15th century
Oct 1, 1998 · 4.53. 98 ratings15 reviews. Traces the history of the Jewish community in Eisiskes, Lithuania, describes its social life and customs, and puts a human face on one of the many villages destroyed by the Nazis. Genres History Holocaust Jewish Judaism Nonfiction Judaica World War II. ...more.
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Plentais 105 Pirčiupiai–Eišiškės , 126 Šalčininkai–Butrimonys–Eišiškės , 127 Babriškės–Varėna–Eišiškės pasiekiami Vilnius, Varėna. Už dviejų kilometrų į rytus nuo miesto stovi Eišiškių hidroelektrinė. Istorija Didžioji sinagoga (apie 1911-1914 m.)
Eišiškes, Lithuania (Pages V-VI) This book contains the history of the small Jewish town. Called Eishishok (Yiddish) Ejszyszki (Polish) Eisiskes (Russian) Located approximately 35 miles south-southwest of Vilna, Lithuania. and destroyed by the Nazis and their collaborators. During World War II.
