The Kaunas Jewish Community reports the annual commemoration of the mass murder of the children of the Kaunas ghetto was canceled this year because of the virus epidemic. Usually scheduled during the last days of March, this year we are invited to remember the victims at home, by lighting a candle, writing a name on a stone and reflecting.
The following is a list of some of the children who died in the Kaunas ghetto, drawn up on the 70th anniversary of the Children’s aktion by the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum. The names are presented in modern Lithuanian orthography.
LIST OF NAMES OF CHILDREN KILLED IN KAUNAS GHETTO
Frida Alkanovič
Sadja Altman
Šimonita-Nita Altman, aged 15
Motelis Aronas
Šraga Aronovičius
Chajelė Aronovičiūtė
Eliezer Bass
Izia Badeš
Jocheved Blochaitė
Dora Borštein
Miriam Borštein
Dovydas Brukeris
Hiršas Brukeris
Saša Chachelevičius
Ajelet Čertokaitė
Deizik
Liova Frenkel
Garber
Mejer (Meika) Garunas
Gegužinskas
Golda
Tamara Goldberg
Tuvis Goldberg
Basia Gotler
Chaja Gotler
Raica Gotler
Šeinale Gordon
Rina Gudinski
Gurfinkel
Fira Gurfinkel
Aviva Ingelytė, 2
Altale Kaufman
Cilia Kac
Frida Kagan
Iza Kagan
Ilia Klis
Inna Koch
Benjaminas Koltūnas
Leiba Korbas, 7
Mauša Korbas, 12
Fruma Kovarski, 10
Lėja Kovarski, 5
Mira Kučinka
Rudolfas Lazersonas
Azarijus Lemchen
Viktoras Lemchen
Ania Levinson
Aviva Lifšic, 4
Sorale Lifšic, 10
Aronas Lopianskis, 2
Raja Lopianskytė, 2
Zlata Mandelytė
Beba Minc
Veva Minc
Dvorale Murin
Mišelskiai family, 2 children
Chanan Mištovski, 2
Liusikas (Laska) Mozesas
Becalelis Pacas, 12
Elijas Pacas, 9
Pesal
Aronas Rainas, 1
Niuta Rainaitė, 12
Golda-Rut Ratner
Faigelė Rubinaitė
Pesė Sidler, 8
Silkineriai family, 2 sons
Getta Sobolevič, 3
Marikas Subotskis, 6
Ester Sukenik, 10
Pinchosas Šaferis
Roza Šafer
Ruven Šafranski
Iser Šlapoberski, 10
Ari-Arik Štain, 6
Liova Štromas
Basia Tartakaitė
Elijas Tartakas
Jankelis Vitkinas, 5
Jankelis Vitkinas, 6
Motelis Vitkinas, 3
Josifas Vitkinas
Lionia Volpert
Zenia Volpert
Liuba Zelcer
Rapolas Zelcer
Cilia Zinger
Mina Zilberg
Moše Volbe
See our coverage of last year’s ceremony here.