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Simcha Shlomo Gitelevicius

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Murdered
Rabbi Simcha Shlomo Gitelevicius was born in Virbalis, Lithuania, 1889 to Yitzkhak and Idl. He was a head of a yeshiva and married to Bila Shifra nee Rathhaus. Prior to WWII he lived in Kaunas, Lithuania. During the war he was in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Rabbi Gitelevicius was murdered in the Shoah. Place of death: Fort 7, Lithuania, 1941.


This information is based on the records/documents displayed below:
Last Name First Name Year of Birth Place of Residence Source
Gitelevicius Simcha Shlomo 1889 Kaunas, Lithuania Page of Testimony
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Last Name
Gitelevicius
Last Name
Gitelevitz
First Name
Simcha
First Name
Simkha
First Name
Shlomo
Title
Rabbi
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1889
Father's First Name
Yitzkhak
Mother's First Name
Idl
Marital Status
Married
Spouse's First Name
Bila
Spouse's First Name
Shifra
details.fullDetails.YSSMN*
Rathhaus
Permanent Place of Residence
Kaunas,Kaunas,<>,Lithuania
Profession
Head of a yeshiva
Place During the War/Shoah
Kaunas,Kaunas,<>,Lithuania
Place of Death
Fort 7,Murder Site,Lithuania
Date of Death
1941
Status According to Source
murdered
Relationship to Victim
Sister
Source Collection
Yad Vashem - Pages of Testimony Names Memorial Collection
Type of Material
Page of Testimony
Item ID
1653340
* Automatic translation from Hebrew
Virbalis
Vilkaviskis
Lithuania
54.626;22.819
Kaunas
Kaunas
Lithuania
54.908;23.922
Kaunas
Kaunas
Lithuania
54.908;23.922
Fort 7
Murder Site
Lithuania
54.890;23.787
Official names of places and districts reflect the administrative organization and state borders of the different countries before 1.01.1938.