#smor-18:

Smorgon 1940; Fifth Grade

Credit: Ester Kremer (daughter of David, son of Ytzhak Kraines) Ester (and one of her sisters) were amongst the few survivors of the Jewish children of Smorgon.

#smor-19:

The Kraines sisters of Smorgon with daughters in Israel, 1965 (left: Chana with daughters; Varda and Chava. right: Ester Kremer with daughter; Chana).

#smor-24:

Jewish kindergarten class in Smorgon Date: Circa 1938 .

Those pictured include Leah Kovarski, Etka Rabinovitch, Leika Arotzka,
Esther Goldberg, Nechama Ziskovitch, Bela Kovarski, Masha Schwartz,
Tania Marcus, Rachel Yentes and Masha Levine. Only the last three
survived.
Locale: Smorgon, [Molodechno; Vilnius] Poland; Smurgainiai; Smorgonie
[R Belorussia]; Smurgainiai [R Belorussia]; Belarus; USSR; Smarhon;
Belarus
Credit: USHMM, courtesy of Tania Marcus Rozmaryn

#smor-25:

Writer; Avraham Aharon Kabak was born in Smorgon 1883
To read about him in Hebrew go to;
library.osu.edu/

#smor-26:

This is a picture of my father, Baruch Sutskever, and his family in
Smorgon in 1929
The parents are sitting; Itzhak Mordechay and Batia nee Shnit, my
father Baruch is standing in the middle, on his left is his sister;
Rachel, on his right, his brother Shlomo-Neta.
Ehud Sutskover <ehuds@netvision.net.il>
Baruch Sutskever did much to preserve the memory of the people of
Smorgons; The Yizkor book, heading the Smorgon community in Israel and
so much more
Ehud has also done much to preserver the Smorgon community in Israel.

#smor-27:

Yosef Eliyahu and Rivka Lapkin of Kurenets with their children and
grandchildren; standing on the left Daughter Sara Kreichik (Born 1902)
her husband Elkhanan Kreichik (a soda factory owner, born in Krasne in
1890) is sitting below her with their children; twins; Fruma and
Eliezer and son Moshe ( all born in Smorgon in 1925 and twins;1926)
standing from right to left Miryam ( lived with her husband in
Dokshits), Natan Lapkin (a Smorgon' merchant), Baruch (with the hat, a
ritual slaughterer)
Only Moshe Keret Kreichik ( 1925 Smorgon- 2007 Israel) survived the
Shoah. since granddaughter Masha Kreichik is not present the picture
was taken before her birth in 1934. Picture submitted by Moshes'
daughter;
Sara
sarah.res@gmail.com

#smor-28:

My father, Moshe Keret, with a friend
 Sarah sarah.res@gmail.com

#smor-29:

Yoseph Kalmanovitz
Born in Smorgon in 1925 to Ita and Aharon Kalmanovitz
- to read his story in Hebrew go to:
http://www.hod-hasharon.muni.il/apps/hebrew

/newspaper/Default.asp?

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