The Jewish cemetery of Šiauliai
Lithuania


Еврейское кладбище в Шяуляй
Литва
Le cimetiere Juif de Šiauliai
Lituanie



The Jewish Cemetery in Siauliai was razed by bulldozers in the Soviet era.
A stone indicates that there was a Jewish cemetery that location. It is a park now.
There are still three tombstones.
Some burials were transported to the Christian cemetery, in which there are  three sections for Jews.

       
The old cemetery and the fence.


The headstones in the Christian cemetery

Thanks to Sara Mages, who translated the Headstones from Hebrew


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M. A SEGALIS (SEGAL)
1901- 1971

To our dear husband, father and Grandfather





ZOLANDAS Judelis( Judel ZOLAND)
1883- 1939


Here lies our beloved mother Mrs. Sara Freida daughter of
Reb Mordechai Leib Teshernilovski
died 14 days to the month of
Mar Heshvan in the year 5695
May her soul be bound in the bond of life  
1934 [3 November]


Here lies my beloved mother the modest  ? ? Mrs. Nine daughter of Reb
Baruch May he rest in peace ?
died 23 Kislev 5694 [11 December 1933]

In the back:
[the white and black]  Nachum Orelovitz


Tevie SHER
Died in 1929


left: Sara MARK
Died in 1952
right:
David MARK
Died in 1929


Itzikas(Itzik) MARKAS (MARK), son of David
1895- 1976

Here lies my husband and our valued beloved father
Moshe Yitzchak son of Reb Avraham Ferkin who
Died on 25 Menachem Av 5698
at the age of 65 [22 August 1938]

J. FERKINAS ( FERKIN)
1873- 1938


[The motif of a tree stump signifies someone who died young]
Here lies the important young man Mr. Avraham Mordechai son of
Reb Moshe Yitzchak Ferkin
Died at the age of 21 years to the sorrowing heart of his
parents on 28 Kislev in the year 5692
 [8 December 1931]
May his soul be bound in the bond of life.
Woe! Your parents are mourning bitterly because you were plucked at the spring
of your years, your name will be engraved on their hearts for eternity,  with their tears they will wet your grave and sweeten your dust.


Gershon Tzvi
1938


VOLPERTAI (VOLPERT)
Vera, died in 1932
Simon 1890- ?
Raisa 1893- 1984


Naul BLIUGERMAN
Died in 1942


Here lies our lovely beloved mother,
 Mrs. Dvora daughter of Reb Yosef
VOLPERT died 15 Elul 5692
May her soul be bound in the bond of life
15-9-1932


Our beloved mother Leah daughter of Reb Avraham Strimling
Died 8 Sivan [5686] 1926 [8 June]

 
Becalelis
MAZOVECKIS
Died on June 6, 1943


Here lies a man upright and honest,
 innocent and kind-hearted,
Reb Yehudah Zev son
of Reb Menachem Man
 from the Merdel family.
Was born in the month of Adar 5623 1863 and died on 15 Shevat 5696 8.2.1936,
May his soul be bound in the bond of life.
Mourn him: His wife Dvora Malka
daughter of Reb Avigdor Yehudah from the Frinkel family.
His sons Yitzchak and Eliyahu Tzvi.
His daughter Bat-Sheva from the Shochat family, Fanya from the Markan family
and Chana from the Epel family


…Dvora Malka daughter of Reb Avigdor Yehudah from the Frinkel family
wife of Reb Yehudah Zev
 son of Menachem Man Merdel…


Here will rest a pure righteous soul Ete Dobre Shein daughter of Reb Moshe from the
? family wife of Reb Yakov Shein
of blessed memory.
Her pure soul returned to God
on 22 Tamuz 5696[12 July 1936].
Raised and educated her sons to the Torah and to
good deeds.
Was born in the year 560?
Mourneb by her son Issachar/Yissachar Dov Shein and her daughter Leah wife of Reb Yitzchak Merdel



Here lies our admired teacher, the “righteous” Rabbi
 Pinchas son of Reb Avraham HOFENBERG. Died in the Šiauliai Ghetto
on Kol Nidrei Eve 5702.
May his soul be bound in the bond of life.


Mokytojui HOFENBERGUI (HOFENBERG)
1888- 1/10/1941


Here lies my beloved father Yeshayahu Goldshmid
18 Mar Heshvan 1934 [5694],
 May his soul be bound in the bond of life.


Here lies our beloved father Aryeh Leib
son of Aharon Pier
1943/2/11


Here lies the excellent famous doctor, Mr. Shalom Zev son of Reb Chaim
FRIEDBERG.
Was born 2 Adar 5655 and
died on Wednesday 22 Heshvan 5693.
May his soul be bound in the bond of life

D. FRIEDBERG
28/03/1894- 23/11/1932


Here lies our beloved father Reb Yitzchak
son of Reb Aba
David of blessed memory Hirshovitz.
Died 5 Adar 5697
[16 February 1937]
May his soul be bound in the bond of life.


Here lies a man prominent in the Torah, God-fearing,
sought righteousness and kindness,
studied God’s Torah, the beloved scholar our teacher and rabbi Chaim son of Reb
Idel
.
Died 28 Tevet 5665 [5 January 1905]
May his soul be bound in the bond of life.




Masha LAZARIENE ( LAZAR)




Here lies Bella daughter of Moshe Snyder
Died 5 Tamuz  ?-1930
 [5690 – 5 July]
May her soul be bound in the bond of life


Here lies our beloved and lovely mother Mrs. Beila/Billa daughter
of Reb
Tzvi Kirkel.
 Died 20 Elul 5686
[30 August 1926]
May her soul be bound in the bond of life.


FISHER
Benjamin, son of Benjamin
10/02/1913- 11/12/1984
Sophia, daughter of Shmul
5/10/1913- 27/12/1969
Anatoli, son of Benjamin
5/08/1951- 11/08/1951


SHLUGKERIS ( SHLUKER)
1889- 1951


.Yitzchak Moshe son of Reb
 Shlomo HaCohen ?
Died 8 Iyar in the year 5667?
May his soul be bound in the bond of life.


BARAVIK
Mina, daughter of Faivush
1926-  15/05/1948
Chana, daughter of Itzik
8/12/1901- 16/06/1957
FRIDMAN
Beila, daughter of Faivush
18/06/1928- 10/06/1988


Shloma BURNSHTEIN
1912- 1977
Sophia BURNSHTEIN
1919- 1995
Beila BURNSHTEIN
1880- 1952


Lea KRAVITZ
1912- 1955


TAUBIN
Iasaak
1891- 1956
Elisabeth
1900- 1979


Aron KATZIN


R. A ROZENSHTEKHER
13/03/1900- 28/11/1971


KLIKNER
Frida
1910- 1971
Leonid
1944- 1997


JAKOBAI (JAKOBI or JAKOB)
Leiba
1901- 1983
Riva
1915-1984


Sara JAKOBI or JAKOB
1911- 1971
Tevje JAKOBI or JAKOB
1907- 1978


KAISHER Meier
1912- 1983
KAISHER Alik
1939- 2001




Mariam KIZNER, daughter of  Gersh
1890- 1972




David KIZNER, son of Leizer
1886- 1971


V. N LAZARIS ( LAZAR)
1913- 1971




Judel STARKAS( SHTARK)
1902- 9/04/1970





Genekh GELAS (GEL)
1950


Chaja KAGAN
Doed in 1940


Feiga SHULDINER, daughter of Itzhak
1882- 30/12/1951


Chaim Frenkel

(1857-1920)

Thanks to Chaim Frenkel  a large Jewish heritage remains in  Šiauliai.

Chaim Frenkel and family
Chaim Frenkel with wife and son Jakov

Chaim Frenkel, born in 1857, a merchant of St. Petersburg arrived at the end of XIX century Siauliai was with 5000 rubles in his pocket. A few years later he became a millionaire thanks to the leather factory that has created Siauliai. At his death in 1920, his son Jakob succeeds him.

Chaim Frenkel's leather factory


Chaim Frenkel's leather factory
 
Chaim Frenkel built a beautiful villa, transformed years ago into a museum

Chaim Frenkel's villa             Chaim Frenkel's Villa 


and a synagogue near the factory built by his workers and for them..

The synagogue has been for some years  a gym and Christians gather ....

   
Chaim Frenkel's synagogue


Chaim Frenkel's synagogue

  

Chaim Frenkel's synagogue


Chaim Frenkel has also created a school of Talmud Torah and he brought the best teachers.
At one period there were 160 students.


Chaim Frenkel's School

To see all the photos of the Frenkel's "empire", click here

A Great Jewish industrialist and philanthropist man in Šiauliai, the Great Chaim Frenkel






"German soldiers entered Šiauliai on June 26, 1941. According to one of the Jewish survivors of Siauliai, Nesse Godin, some 1000 people were shot in nearby woods during the first weeks of occupation after having been forced to dig their own graves."


Town unknown. Photo from this site

Other Jewish cemeteries in Latvia,Lithuania and Ukraina

- The  Jewish cemetery of Vishki ( Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Daugavpils ( Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Dagda ( Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of  Livani ( Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Preili ( Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Kraslava ( Latvia)
- The Jewish cemetery of Rezekne (Latvia)
- The Jewish cemetery of Ludza (Latvia).Edited and scanned by Zeeva Levy and Chaim Freedman.
- The Jewish cemetery of  Gostini
(Latvia). New
- The Jewish cemetery of Talsi (Latvia)New
- The  Jewish cemetery of Kelme ( Lithuania)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Seduva ( Lithuania)
- The Jewish cemetery of Siauliai (Lithuania)
- The Ternivka mass grave site and the little cemetery (Ukraina)


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