Simcha Frumkin - A Survivor Simcha, only 11 years old when the Nazis invaded Lithuania, was forced along with his mother and father into the Kovno Ghetto. For three years he lived in the horrible conditions of the Kovno Ghetto until he was transferred to Dachau in 1944. Read the story of this young survivor. Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto A short overview (accompanied by photographs) documents Kovno (Kaunas) from invasion to mass murder to the secret archives. Note that a large number of graphics causes the page to load slowly.
Kovno Ghetto A short overview of the ghetto from the Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. The overview includes information about life and culture before the Holocaust, the establishment of the ghetto, and the various Aktionen in the ghetto. Photographs of the Kovno Ghetto 43 photographs relating to the Kovno Ghetto including pictures of members of the Judenrat, Jews killed by Lithuanians, and survivors at liberation.
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