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Daily Life in the Vilna Ghetto

Inscription on the wall surrounding the sports field in the Vilna ghetto, encouraging the public to engage in sports.
Inscription on the wall surrounding the sports field in the Vilna ghetto, encouraging the public to engage in sports.

Inscription on the wall surrounding the sports field in the Vilna ghetto, encouraging the public to engage in sports.
Daily Life in the Vilna Ghetto: Holocaust Survivor Testimonies

Daily Life in the Vilna Ghetto: Holocaust Survivor Testimonies
Shabtai Shepsel Prushan (seated second from the right) with other factory workers, in Vilna, probably in the ghetto
Shabtai Shepsel Prushan (seated second from the right) with other factory workers, in Vilna, probably in the ghetto

From a collection of photographs that were found after liberation, in the pockets of people who had been murdered in the Klooga camp

Shabtai Shepsel Prushan (seated second from the right) with other factory workers, in Vilna, probably in the ghetto
Abraham Sutzkever (right) and Shmerke Kaczerginski outside their apartment in the Vilna ghetto, July 1943
Abraham Sutzkever (right) and Shmerke Kaczerginski outside their apartment in the Vilna ghetto, July 1943

Abraham Sutzkever (right) and Shmerke Kaczerginski outside their apartment in the Vilna ghetto, July 1943
Jew climbing out of a "malina" (hiding place) at 6 Strashun Street in Vilna. The underground fighters learned to shoot in this hiding place.
Jew climbing out of a "malina" (hiding place) at 6 Strashun Street in Vilna. The underground fighters learned to shoot in this hiding place.

Jew climbing out of a "malina" (hiding place) at 6 Strashun Street in Vilna. The underground fighters learned to shoot in this hiding place.
Poster published by the culture office in the Vilna ghetto, 1943.  The poster describes an art exhibition held in the theater lobby and due to close on Sunday, 4 April. The notice includes opening hours and cites that entrance is free.
Poster published by the culture office in the Vilna ghetto, 1943. The poster describes an art exhibition held in the theater lobby and due to close on Sunday, 4 April. The notice includes opening hours and cites that entrance is free.

Poster published by the culture office in the Vilna ghetto, 1943.  The poster describes an art exhibition held in the theater lobby and due to close on Sunday, 4 April. The notice includes opening hours and cites that entrance is free.
Two contact prints of scenes from a theater production in the Vilna ghetto
Two contact prints of scenes from a theater production in the Vilna ghetto

Two contact prints of scenes from a theater production in the Vilna ghetto
Abram Berkon's ghetto work certificate, issued by the Fliegerhorst Kommandantur (German Air Force Headquarters) in Vilna, 22 August 1941
Abram Berkon's ghetto work certificate, issued by the Fliegerhorst Kommandantur (German Air Force Headquarters) in Vilna, 22 August 1941

Abram's name appears on a list of Jews detained at the Vilna ghetto prison in June 1943. His fate is unknown.

Abram Berkon's ghetto work certificate, issued by the Fliegerhorst Kommandantur (German Air Force Headquarters) in Vilna, 22 August 1941
Alexander Bogen (1916-2010): Vilna Ghetto 1943
Alexander Bogen (1916-2010): Vilna Ghetto 1943

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Alexander Bogen (1916-2010): Vilna Ghetto 1943