Struck by lightning
Memo August 1851 “… the Jewish herring merchant Jochim Goersch from Wystiten was struck dead by lightning in the village of Karklienen on August 25,
From the pictures by Max Sandelowsky
Here we see a group of trainees on an excursion to Schwarzort (Curonian Spit) in 1935.
Polin Museum Book recommendations
Further reading on the core exhibition at the Polin Museum. Personal recommendations by Michael Leiserowitz.
Jewish retirement home in Vilkaviskis
New text finds on the opening of the old people’s home, now a hospital in Vistitis (now Lithuania), which shows the connection to the nearby town of Eydtkuhnen in Eastern Prussia.