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Utena, known as the shtetl Utyan in Yiddish, historically had a Jewish population. In 1941, approximately 2,000 Jews were rounded up in the town, which was then under the Nazi occupation , and shot in the Rašė Forest about 2 km (1.2 mi) to the north.
One of the earliest Jewish communities in Lithuania, Utena had a Jewish cemetery with tombstones from the 16 th century. In 1765 there were 565 Jews in Utena and the communities under its jurisdiction; in 1847 they numbered 1,416, increasing to 2,405 (75% of the total population) in 1897.
One of the earliest Jewish communities in Lithuania, Utena had a Jewish cemetery with tombstones from the 16th century. In 1765 there were 565 Jews in Utena and the communities under its jurisdiction; in 1847 they numbered 1,416, increasing to 2,405 (75% of the total population) in 1897.
Feb 7, 2013 · During the course of one month in 1941, most of the thousands of Jewish residents of Utena, Lithuania, were rounded up by the Nazis, taken into the forest and murdered.
Feb 15, 2017 · For the sake of good order: The original Israelite kingdom was called Judah. During the Persian Period the land became a province of that empire, called Yehud; then in the Roman Period, the land became a Roman province called Judea. But let us discuss the first of those successive entities.
Utena, known as the shtetl Utyan in Yiddish, historically had a Jewish population. In 1941, approximately 2,000 Jews were rounded up in the town, which was then under the Nazi occupation , and shot in the Rašė Forest about 2 km (1.2 mi) to the north.
1. The Land of Israel Was Given to Abraham and His Children. In more than one place in the book of Genesis, 1 G‑d promises the Land of Israel (then known as the Land of Canaan) to Abraham and his children. This promise is reiterated to his son Isaac, 2 and grandson Jacob, 3 the progenitor of the Jewish people.
