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Olkeniki, Lithuania |
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(also known as Olkenik, Olkieniki)
modern name: Valkininkai
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Olkeniki was a
small shtetl of perhaps a thousand Jews in the late
1800's. It was well-known for its wooden synagogue. The
town of Valkininkai is located 30 miles southwest of
Vilnius, in the Trakai district, Vilnius gubernia.
Some information for
Varena is also provided on this site.
Click here for Google map.
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Olkeniki, Lithuania pictures
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 Olkeniker
Support Society, Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, NJ
(currently researching) (see
picture of marker stone)
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Pictures of Olkiniker Society plot, Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, NY
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Eber Society, Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, NY
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Individual and family pictures
- Yizkor Books:
Olkeniki in
Flames and
Olkeniki, A Town that
Existed.
We have begun
translation projects for our Yizkor Books; see
the Yizkor Book page for details.
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Resource files,
links, and books/media
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Yad Vashem information for
Olkeniki
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Display of wooden synagogue. Click image to enlarge. |
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This site is under construction; please
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