Holocaust in Lithuania Lithuanian Jews Jews in South Africa Litvaks Memories of Lithuania in South Africa ==Overview==Jews began living in Lithuania as early as the 13th century. 206,800 were murdered by Nazis and Lithuanian collaborators.The South African economy was booming due partly to discovery of gold deposits at the end of the 19th century. Anti-semitism from Afrikaners grew with the res...
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, ZemelLocation: latitude: 56° 17´ longitude: 24° 00´ 121.9 miles NNW of Vilnius very close to the Latvian border.Zheimel (Zeimelis) Zheimel (Zeimel...