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Rokiškis, Lithuania

Alternate names: Rokiškis [Lith], Rokishki [Rus], Rakishok [Yid], Rakiszki [Pol], Rokišķi [Lat], Rokischken [Ger], Rakishik, Rakishki, Rakiski, Rekishok, Rokishki, Rokishok, Rokishuk

Region: Kovno

  Town District Province Country
Before WWI (c. 1900):   Rokishki Novo-Aleksandrovsk Kovno Russian Empire
Between the wars (c. 1930):   Rokiškis Rokiškis   Lithuania
After WWII (c. 1950):   Rokiškis Soviet Union
Today (c. 2000):   Rokiškis Lithuania
Jewish Population in 1900: 2,067
Notes: Russian: Рокишки. Yiddish: ראַקישאָק
50 miles ENE of Panevėžys, 37 miles W of Daugavpils, Latvia.
Rokiškis, Lithuania: 55°58' N, 25°35' E
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Additional information for Rokiškis:

  • Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 1087: "Rokiskis".
  • Pinkas HaKehilot, Lithuania (1996), p. 647: "Rokiskis"
  • LitvakSIG

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