Lithuanian-Jewish Tax and Voter Lists from LitvakSIG, 1839-1955

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Lithuanian-Jewish Tax and Voter Lists from LitvakSIG, 1839-1955

Lithuanian-Jewish Tax and Voter Lists from LitvakSIG, 1839-1955

1,058,083 records

This collection contains tax and voter list records pertaining to the Lithuanian-Jewish (Litvak) population during the Russian Empire and the period of independent Lithuania between the years 1839 and 1955. Records typically include the name of the individual, year of birth, date and place of residence and the name of the father. This collection has been provided to MyHeritage from LitvakSIG, Inc., an independent organization, which retains all rights, title, and interest in the data. © Copyright 1998-2021 LitvakSIG, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit <a href="https://www.litvaksig.org/welcome-to-myheritage-visitor/" target="blank">LitvakSIG</a> for more information and to search its All-Lithuanian Database.<br><br>Some records in this collection were kept for taxation or conscription purposes. Many of the original records have also been lost or destroyed. As a result, there may be significant gaps in the years available. The majority of records are from places in present-day Lithuania. However, due to various geopolitical changes during the time period of this collection, the records are not limited to the modern boundaries of Lithuania, and the places listed in records may also be located in present-day Poland, Belarus, or other neighboring countries.

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Chackel LemchenasResidence: Jan 12 1941 - Kaunas, Kaunas, Lithuania

Chakel Lamchenas was a translator, cultural historian and linguist, lexicologist and standardizer of the Lithuanian language. During World War II he was imprisoned in the Williampola ghetto and then taken to the Dachau concentration camp. After surviving the war and returning to Lithuania, Lamkhnas continued to work as a translator and editor and even published the first Russian-Lithuanian dictionary.