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June 14, 1941, Deportations to Siberia
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The Soviet Union occupied Lithuania in the
summer of 1940 and transformed it into a Soviet state.
Strict censorship was imposed, many
non-governmental organizations were disbanded, and large estates and
businesses were confiscated.
Sometime between February and early
June 1941, General Ivan Serov, a Soviet state security official, issued
top-secret instructions for the coordinated, sudden arrest and
deportation to Siberia of “enemies of the Soviet people” in the Baltic
states. (“Regarding the Procedure for Carrying Out the Deportation of
Anti-Soviet Elements from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia”) |
The “Serov Instructions” were executed without
warning on June 14, 1941.
Whole families were arrested, taken
together to collection points.
There, in many cases, the family
members would be separated, with the heads of families sent to Gulag
labor camps and other family members sent to settlements in “distant”
areas. |
The Lithuanian government’s special archives
of the Soviet secret police, such as the NKVD and KGB, contain the
records of many of those deported to Siberia from Lithuania.
In
2016 the archives provided a list of the names of the Jewish deportees
from the Rokiskis region.
Following
is an English translation of part of the information from that list.
(Courtesy of Litvak Special Interest Group.
All rights reserved.)
One
of the deportees, Samuil Meller, reviewed the information from the list
and provided corrected and additional information, as did a witness who
was not deported.
The corrected and additional
information is provided within brackets (“[ ]”).
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Rokiskis-Region Jews
Deported To Siberia
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Surname
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Given Name
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Father
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Family Position
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Sex
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Birth Year
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Town [of Arrest]
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Notes
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MELERIS / [MELLER]
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Motelis
[Mordechai]
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Abramas-Icikas
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Head of household
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M
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1885 [1892]
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Rokiskis
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Sent to the NKVD Gulag [Krasnoyarsk Krai, station Reshoty, died
there in 1942]
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MELERIENE / [MELLER]
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Sara [received a doctorate from the Sorbonne]
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Abramas
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Wife
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F
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1889
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai [Tiumentsevo village, and after World War
II moved] to Rubtsov [where she died in 1976]
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MELERIS / [MELLER]
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Amnon
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Motelis
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Son
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M
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1927
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai [Tiumentsevo village, and after World War
II moved] to Rubtsov. [Survived, later moved to Israel. He died
there in 1997.]
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MELERIS / [MELLER]
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Judel
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Abramas-Icikas
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Head of household
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M
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1899 [1902]
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Rokiskis
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Sent to the NKVD Gulag [Krasnoyarsk Krai, station Reshoty. After
World War II, returned to Lithuania.
In 1952, exiled to Biysk in Altai Krai. In 1972, moved to
Israel. He died
there.]
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MELLER
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Jacha [Jakha]
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Moisei
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Wife
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F
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1904
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Biysk (Tiumentsevo according to some
other documents) district [Exiled in 1941 to Vilkovo village in
Tiumentsevo district. After World II, returned to Lithuania. In
1952, exiled to Biysk in Altai Krai.
In 1972, moved to Israel. She died there.]
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MELLER
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Miron
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Judel
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Son
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M
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1927 [1926]
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Biysk (Tiumentsevo according to some
documents) district. [Exiled in 1941 to Vilkovo village in
Tiumentsevo district. After World II, returned to Lithuania. In
1952, exiled to Biysk in Altai Krai. In 1974, moved to Israel.
He died there in 2004. ]
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MELLER
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Zuzana
[Shoshana]
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Judel
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Daughter
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F
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1928
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Biysk (Tiumentsevo according to some
other documents) [Exiled in 1941 to Vilkovo village in
Tiumentsevo district. After World II, returned to Lithuania. In
1952, exiled to Altai Krai, Vilkovo village in Tiumentsev
district and later transferred to Krasnoyarsk. In 1972 moved to
Israel, where she lives now (2017).]
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KLIGMANAS / [KLINGMAN]
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Jankelis
[Moshe ?]
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Smuelis / [Shmuel]
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Head of household
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M
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1895
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Rokiskis
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Sent to the NKVD Gulag [survived, later moved to Israel ]
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KLIGMANIENE / [KLINGMAN]
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Chaja
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SERAS / [SHER] Chaimas
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Wife
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F
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1894
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Barnaul; in 1942 transferred to Yakutia
(not specified); in 1951 transferred to Krasnoyarsk Krai to
Abansky district [survived, later moved to Israel ]
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KLIGMANAITE / [KLINGMAN]
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Sima
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Jankelis
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Daughter
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F
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1922
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Barnaul; in 1942 transferred to Yakutia
(not specified); in 1951 transferred to Krasnoyarsk Krai to
Abansky district [survived, later moved to Israel ]
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VOLOVIC / [VOLOVICH]
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Jakov
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Judel
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Head of household
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M
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1890
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Barnaul; in 1942 transferred to Yakutia
to Yakutsk
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VOLOVIC / [VOLOVICH]
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Liza
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Abram
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Wife
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F
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1900
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Barnaul; in 1942 transferred to Yakutia
to Yakutsk
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VOLOVIC / [VOLOVICH]
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Rasel / [Rashel]
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Jakov
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Daughter
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F
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1936
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Barnaul; in 1942 transferred to Yakutia
to Yakutsk
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VOLOVIC / [VOLOVICH]
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Zelik
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Jakov
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Son
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M
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1922
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Barnaul; in 1942 transferred to Yakutia
to Yakutsk
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MELERIS / [MELLER]
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Chona
[Khona]
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Abramas-Icikas
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Head of household
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M
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1887 [1895]
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Rokiskis
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Sent to the NKVD Gulag [Krasnoyarsk Krai, Reshoty station, and
died there in 1942]
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MELERIENE / [MELLER]
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Faina
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Samuelis
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Wife
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F
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1900
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to [Vilkovo village in] Tiumentsevo
district [She died there in 1943 ]
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MELERIS / [MELLER]
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Samuelis
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Chona
[Khona]
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Son
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M
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1927
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to [Vilkovo village in] Tiumentsevo
district. [Conscripted into Russian military, fought in the
Russo-Japanese War of 1945, later lived in Leningrad / St.
Petersburg, Russia, and in 2000 moved to the USA ]
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PENTUSEVICIUS / [PENTUSEVICH]
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Samuelas
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Zelinas
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Head of household
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M
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1889
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Pandelys
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Exiled to Altai Krai (not specified)
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PENTUSEVICIENE / [PENTUSEVICH]
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Reza
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Pilchas
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Wife
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F
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1900
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Pandelys
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Exiled to Altai Krai (not specified)
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RUCHAS / [RUKH]
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Peisach
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Michail
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Head of household
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M
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1871 [1878]
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Pavlovsky district [died in Siberia]
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RUCHIENE / [RUKH]
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Pera
[Pera-Aida]
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Mendelis
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Wife
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F
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1880
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Pavlovsky district [died in Siberia in
1952]
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RUCHAS / [RUKH]
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Leiba
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Peisach
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Son
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M
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1908
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Pavlovsky district [survived, later
moved to Israel. He
died there in 1982.]
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RUCHAITE / [RUKH]
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Basia
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Peisach
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Daughter
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F
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1920
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Pavlovsky district [survived, later
moved to Israel, where she was known as Batya. She died there in
1999.]
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MELERIS / [MELLER]
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Samuelis / [Shmuelis Wolf ]
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Abramas
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Head of household
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M
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1895 [1887]
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Barnaul district; in 1942 transferred to
Yakutsk [Information is incorrect. Exiled to Rasskazikha village
in Pavlovsky district; transferred in 1942 to Kazach’ye village
in Yakutia, near the shore of the Arctic Ocean. He died in there
in 1943]
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MELERIENE / [MELLER]
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Mariana
[Mira]
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Mejeris
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Wife
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F
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1895
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Barnaul district; in 1942 transferred to
Yakutia [Information is incorrect. Exiled to Rasskazikha village
in Pavlovsky district; in 1942 transferred to Kazach’ye village
in Yakutia, near the shore of the Arctic Ocean. In 1959 moved to
Krasnoyarsk. She
died there in 1970.]
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MELERIS / [MELLER]
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Abramas Icikas
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Smuelis Vulfas
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Son
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M
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1938
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Altai Krai to Barnaul district; in 1942 transferred to
Yakutia. [Information is incorrect. Exiled to Rasskazikha
village in Pavlovsky district; in 1942 transferred to Kazach’ye
village in Yakutia, near the shore of the Arctic Ocean.
Moved to Krasnoyarsk in 1959 and lives there now (2017).
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LEVINAITE / [LEVIN]
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Chana Leja
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Josel
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Head of household
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F
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1915
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Rokiskis
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Exiled to Guryev region (not specified) See note below
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FISERIS / [FISHER]
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Sendaras /[Shendar]
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Matelis
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Head of household
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M
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1882
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Pandelys
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Exiled to
Krasnoyarsk Krai (not specified)
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Note: According to one witness, although
Chana Leja Levin’s name was on the list of those to be arrested, she may
have been spared arrest.
In this regard, it should be noted that
Yad Vashem’s database of Holocaust victims includes two murdered
individuals from Rokiskis with the name of “Khana Levin.”
In addition to the names above, which were provided by the
Lithuanian special archives, the following individuals were also
deported:
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Surname
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Given Name
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Father
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Family Position
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Sex
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Birth Year
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Town [of Arrest]
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Notes
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ZALCMAN
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Avraham
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Head of household
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M
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Rokiskis
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Survived, later moved to Israel
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ZALCMAN
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Yacha
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Wife
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F
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Rokiskis
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Survived, later moved to Israel
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ZALCMAN
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Michael
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Avraham
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Son
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M
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Rokiskis
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Survived, later moved to Israel
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ZALCMAN
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Basia
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Avraham
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Daughter
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F
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Rokiskis
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Survived, later moved to Israel
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ZALCMAN
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Yudite
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Avraham
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Daughter
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F
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Rokiskis
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Survived, later moved to Israel
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ZALCMAN
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Rachel
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Avraham
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Daughter
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F
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Rokiskis
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Survived, later moved to Israel
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LEVIN
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Faina
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Head of household
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F
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Rokiskis
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Survived, later moved to Israel
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LEVIN
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Joseph
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Son
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S
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Rokiskis
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Survived, later moved to Israel
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LEVIN
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Dvora
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Daughter
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F
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Rokiskis
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Survived, later moved to Israel
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LEVIN
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Yudite
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Daughter
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F
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Rokiskis
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Survived, later moved to Israel
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The Meller families that were deported to
Siberia in June 1941 consisted of the four sons of Abramas-Icikas Meller
and their wives and children.
Samuil Meller was born in Klaipeda
1927.
He lives now (2017) in California.
His grandfather, Abramas-Icikas, lived
at 2 Vytauto gatve in Rokiskis.
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