Testimonies gathered by Mikhail Rayak and Girsh Rayak, regarding the experiences of Palanga and Ilya Jews, 1941-1942

Testimonies gathered by Mikhail Rayak and Girsh Rayak, regarding the experiences of Palanga and Ilya Jews, 1941-1942 German Army occupation of Palanga, 22 June 1941; establishment of the police, 22 June 1941; burning of Torah scrolls in Palanga, 26 June 1941; murder of 300 Jewish men from Palanga in a pit on the beach located approximately two kilometers from Palanga, 27 June 1941; deportation of Jewish women and children from Palanga to Valterishki, 27 June 1941; murder of Jewish w...