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This project is for all Jewish families that originate from Zheimel (Zeimelis) in Lithuania.
Alternate names: Žeimelis [Lith], Zheĭmeli [Rus], Zheimel [Yid], Žeimele [Latv], Żejmele [Pol], Scheimeln [Ger], Zheymelis, Zheyme, Žeimys, Žeimelio, Zheiml, Zemel
Location: latitude: 56° 17´ longitude: 24° 00´
121.9 miles NNW of Vilnius very close to the Latvian border.
Zheimel (Zeimelis)
Zheimel (Zeimelis in Lithuanian) is situated in the Northern Central part of Lithuania four km. from the border of Latvia, its name having been mentioned in old manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. From the 14th until the 18th centuries the Zheimel estate had been administered by German feudal lords, and the town of Zheimel which developed near the estate was the county center from 1568 on. In 1613 King Zigmunt Vaza granted Zheimel the privilege of holding two fairs a year.
Until 1795 Zheimel was part of the Polish Kingdom, but at that time Poland was divided for the third time among the then three superpowers - Russia, Prussia and Austria - and most of Lithuania, including Zheimel, was apportioned to Russia.
During Russian rule (1795-1915) as well as during Lithuania's period of independence (1918-1940), Zheimel was again the county's central town. During the German occupation in World War I, Zheimel was connected by a narrow gauge railway to Joniskis and before World War II a railway line was laid which led from Zheimel through Joniskelis to Panavezys.
https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/zeimelis/YosefRos.htm
ZEIMELIS JEWISH COMMUNITY (Lithuania)
http://www.barrymann.net/zeimel/
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The Jewish Community of Zeimelis
https://dbs.anumuseum.org.il/skn/en/c6/e134402/Place/Zeimelis
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1217726?availability=Fa...