Gargzdai in snow

Gargždai – Museum Project

60% of the population in the neighbouring town of Klaipeda/Memel was Jewish. Together with the Regional Museum of Gargzdai/Gorzd, we want to research and present this interesting history of the historic border town in Lithuania.

Schmalleningken article online

Ruth Leiserowitz’s article about Smalininkai (Schmalleningken) a small but fascinating border town at the southernmost tip of the Memel region has now been published online

Modernizers in an East Prussian village

Lecture in Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Modernizers in an East Prussian village. Jewish shopkeepers from 1860 onwards by Ruth Leiserowitz (University of Klaipėda) and Jews

Leon

Leon A STORY IN DEVELOPMENT
Call for Photos from Memel