Approximately 6000 Jews lived in Ukmerg\u0117 before World War II, making up almost half of the city\u2019s population. The abundance of synagogues, schools, and bookshops ensured their thriving cultural, spiritual, and intellectual lives.<\/p>\n
In the summer of 1941, the Nazis and their collaborators ordered the Jewish residents of Ukmerg\u0117 to be forcibly moved to the ghetto established on the left bank of the \u0160ventoji river. All Jews were required to sew Stars of David onto their clothes.<\/p>\n
In August and September of 1941, the Jews from Ukmerg\u0117 and the city\u2019s districts were driven 4 km to the Pivonija forest to be executed. In 1953, a memorial commemorating over 6000 Jewish victims was built in the forest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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