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Panevezys to Kupiskis | Shacharit | Unveiling the Wall of Memory | The Killing Field | Ancestral Homes | People at the old Synagogue | People around Kupiskis | People back at the hotel in Panevezys

Ancestral Homes

We split up into smaller groups, and armed with maps and old documents, we tried to locate the actual homes our families in which our family had lived
The townspeople lined up to see us leave the library
The townspeople lined up to see us leave the library		 u37/chmoss/medium/32143364.1.AriiveandDedicate2004071305.13.11DSC_4707webbed.jpg After years of Soviet domination the buildings tilted leftwards
After years of Soviet domination the buildings tilted leftwards		 This plan identified the Hilda's grandparent's land
This plan identified the Hilda's grandparent's land
This plan showed the house next door
This plan showed the house next door		 It still stands, abandoned
It still stands, abandoned		 Sodu street has been renamed
Sodu street has been renamed		 u37/chmoss/medium/32143518.3.FindHomesandclose2004071308.21.14DSC_4756webbed.jpg
u37/chmoss/medium/32143492.3.FindHomesandclose2004071308.16.10DSC_4747webbed.jpg The empty land is where the Dworetz home stood
The empty land is where the Dworetz home stood		 u37/chmoss/medium/32143493.3.FindHomesandclose2004071308.17.15IMG_7531webbed.jpg u38/chmoss/medium/32143494.3.FindHomesandclose2004071308.22.09DSC_4759webbed.jpg
The foundation of the house two door away can still be seen
The foundation of the house two door away can still be seen		 Wells are still in use
Wells are still in use		 u37/chmoss/medium/32143499.3.FindHomesandclose2004071308.35.36DSC_4770webbed.jpg The Archivist
The Archivist
u37/chmoss/medium/32143501.3.FindHomesandclose2004071308.38.01DSC_4772webbed.jpg Synagogue Street
Synagogue Street		 u38/chmoss/medium/32143503.3.FindHomesandclose2004071308.42.58DSC_4778webbed.jpg u38/chmoss/medium/32143504.3.FindHomesandclose2004071308.50.03DSC_4780webbed.jpg
The Mill of Schmidt provided electricity
The Mill of Schmidt provided electricity		 The railway station from which many of the families left before the war
The railway station from which many of the families left before the war		 Sam Dworetz (left) and friend went to the Army in 1928
Sam Dworetz (left) and friend went to the Army in 1928		 The toilet at the station probably has not been cleaned since they went to the army
The toilet at the station probably has not been cleaned since they went to the army
At the end of the day a rainbow appeared!
At the end of the day a rainbow appeared!

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