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HOLOCAUST - THE MASS GRAVE SITE IN KEDAINIAI
 
 
 

The Mass Grave Site in Kedainiai (12 miles NW of Zeimiai)

The mass grave site outside of Kedainiai where the Jews of Seta, Kedainiai and Zeimiai were murdered on 28 August 1941 (5 Elul), the yarzheit date for those Jewish communities. Although the plaque says that 2,076 persons were murdered there (which is the official Jäger report figure), it is most likely incorrect. It is estimated that at least 3,200 died. I have been to this spot on three occasions, twice on the yarzheit date, and have brought flowers and a memorial candle in remembrance. [By Ada Green]

 

Old photo of the site
[Date unknown]

   

This is the mass grave site before survivors and landsmen planted trees around the area (see more recent photos below).

The girl is Lea Ronder (Yudel Ronder's daughter), and the boy is the late Yosi Genosar (Osik Ginsburg).

The photo was most likely taken by Yudel on one of the memorial days. Yudel is the last survivor living in Lithuania (currently in Kaunas).

The stone is the same one as it is today. Only only the top plaque, which is made of marble, was changed.

Along the fence today there are very big trees but along the dirt road leading to the grave there are a few new homes (the town is expanding) and the people who live there are blocking the road to the site. [By Sara Yakubovski] [Photo courtesy of Avshi Hittin]

Map showing locations of
Zeimiai, Seta and Kedainiai

 

Map of mass gravesites
throughout Lithuania

 

Close-up of Zeimiai, Seta,
Jonava and Kedainiai section

 

Ada Green and Keidaner Yudel Ronder, now living in Kaunas

 

Close-up of the plaque
"In this place the Hitlerite murderers and their local helpers killed 2,076 Jews on 8/28/1941"

 

Rochle Jankelewitz, Joe Woolf
and Yudel Ronder

 

Pit in the woods near the monument, now smoothed over, into which Jews from the 3 towns were shot

 

Other view of the pit

 

Ben-Tsion Klibansky

 
     
 
 
 
 

 

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Kedainiai material and photos courtesy of Ada Green, Joseph Woolf and Ben-Tsion Klibansky.