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Rokiskis
Cemeteries and Memorials
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Philip Shapiro, Rokiskis SIG member, spearheaded a project to restore the
Rokiskis Jewish cemetery. He, his wife Aldona, his family members, and
Lithuanian friends have applied for and received government permission, raised
funds and gotten a fence built around the cemetery. Phil, we are all grateful
for your dedication and hard work.
In 2013, Remembering Rakisik Jewry, LLC, and its parent, Remembering Litvaks, Inc., (together, “RLI”) commissioned the Rokiškis Machine Factory (Rokiškio mašinų gamykla, AB) to design and install a new gate and a section of fence along the eastern side of the Old Jewish Cemetery in Rokiškis. (The machine factory was founded by Rokiskis’ prominent Zamet family.) RLI then commissioned Ponevezh sculptor Albertas Jasiūnas to create an engraved memorial stone, which was installed in May 2014 immediately outside of the new gate.
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Step 2 - Phil has shared photos and told us that Albertas Jasiunas installed the beautiful memorial stone he sculpted near the entrance to the old Jewish cemetery in Rokiskis and that this was the subject of an article in the local newspaper. (May, 2014) |
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Holocaust
Memorial
(photo courtesy of Israel Genealogical Society, Memorial for Vanished Communities) |
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