Kehilalinks Vorne, Lithuania

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Jewish Community of Vorne
וואָרנע
Varniai, Lithuania
Alternate names: Varniai [Lith], Vorni [Rus], Vorne [Yid], Wornie [Pol], Vorna, Varnyay, Varnių, Varnē, Medininkai


Town
District
Province
Country
Before WW1
Vorni
Telshi Kovno Russian Empire
Between the wars
Varniai
Telšiai
Lithuania
After WW2
Varniai

Soviet Union
Today
Varniai

Lithuania

Jewish population in 1900: 1,226

Location: Latitude 55º 45', Longitude 22º 22'
  • 27km (17 miles) SSE of Telsiai (Telz); 37km (23 miles) WNW of Kelmė
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The Varniai webpage was created and compiled by Susan Gerichter until 2015.

Compiled by Paul Seftel
(paul.j.seftel@gmail.com) from 2015


Copyright © 2009 Susan Gerichter

Copyright © 2015 Paul Seftel
Updated: February 2021
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