Photos of Yurburg

 

Map of Western Lithuania

showing Yurburg, Kovno, and Vilna

 

Woodcut of the Wooden Synagogue of Yurburg

(Wooden Synagogues, by Piechotka, published inWarsaw in 1959)

 

Yurburg from on the Neiman River

 

Talmud Torah - Hebrew School in Yurburg in 1927

From a postcard brought back from a trip by Sam and Rae(Krelitz) Ellis

 

Names of Students Provided byJackCossid in July 1996

 

Bottom Row from left: 1. -, 2. - , 3. Yankele Goldstein, 4.Schmulofsky, 5. Ben Tzeler, 6. - , 7. Moishe Ess, 8. Noah Stern, 9.Szertock, 10. Smolnick, 11. Mendel Kaplan (USA), 12. Shoemaker's son,13. Sachnovitz, 14. Yudel Krupinsky (Jack Cossid's cousin), 16.(girl) Goldstein.

Second Row from Bottom from left: 17. Beril Heselkovich,18. Yudel Zuckernick, 19. Avrom Weinberg, 20. Simon Feinberg, 21. - ,22. Mordechai - Shoemaker's son, 23. Smerl - (baker's son), 24. Yankel Chosid (Jack Cossid - USA), 25.Chanele Berkover, 26. - , 27. Orke Ess (Jack Cossid's first cousin)28. Sandra Glazer, 29. Judith Lebovsky, 30. - Levin, 31. Miriam Ess,32. Sarah Eljasov, 33. Miriam Elajsov, 34. Alter Stern, 35. Feivelthe Blinder.

Third Row from Bottom from left: 36. Baker's daughter, 37.Yente Berkover, 38. - Alexander, 39. Baske - , 40., Rivka Feldman(Israel), 41. - Szertock, 42. Rachael Ess Greenstein (Israel), 43. Lezer (George Feinberg's cousin)

Fourth Row from Bottom from left: 44. - , 45. Avraham - ,46. Sholom Rizman (Jack Cossid's first cousin), 47. (girl)Abramovich, 48. - , 49. (girl) Krelitz,50. Yudel Rizman (Jack Cossid's first cousin), 51. (girl) - , 52. -Berstansky, 53. Chaya Chosid (Jack Cossid's sister), 54. (not visible), 55. (not visible), 56. (not visible), 57. (not visible),58. Esther Eliashevitz, 59. ChanaBeiman, 60. Lieba Kopelov, 61. Yankel Ess, 62. - , 63. - , 64. - ,65. - .

Fifth Row from Bottom from left: 66. Chaim Sigar - Teacher(His picture is in the Yizkor book), 67. Teacher -, 68. Motel Komel(Head of the School), 69. Artzig Solomovich (Shochet - RitualButcher), 70. Chaim Nosen (Rabbi - taught the Bible), 71.Czchechanovsky - Teacher, 72. Beinish Ess, 73. Gershon Kobelkovsky,74. Shimon - Standing by the Drain Pipe: 75. Itzik Kopelov.

Sixth Row from Bottom from left: 76. (girl) Berkover(Israel), 77. Rivka Rizman (Jack Cossid's first cousin - Israel), 78.Mordechai Berkover, 79. Baske Ess (Jack Cossid's first cousin), 80.Baske Berkover.

Seventh Row from Bottom from left: 81. - , 82. Shlame Eliashevitz, 83. Miraim Ess, 84.Chana Magedovich (Israel - her article appears in the book - witness to the destruction of Yurburg's Jews), 85. - Alexander, 86. - Eliashevitz, 87. Mendel Abramovich, 88.Moishe Elijashevitz.

Top Row (Hard to see) from left: 89. Mendel Shapiro, 90. -Frank, 91. Avraham Shmulovsky (Israel).

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