Pilviškiai
Town in Marijampolė County, Lithuania
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Pilviškiai (Polish: Pilwiszki, Yiddish: פילווישאָק Pilveshok) is a town in Vilkaviškis district municipality and in Marijampolė County
Pilviškiai | |
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Town | |
View of Pilviškiai | |
 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 notable for being the first rabbinic post held by Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, who married and soon after divorced the daughter of the town's previous rabbi.
In August 1941, the Jewish men of Pilviškiai district were shot. The mass murder was perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppe of Germans and Pilviškiai self-defence police unit. The victims were about 300 to 350 Jewish men and several dozen Soviet activists (including a group of girls from the Communist Youth organization).[1]
