Beinaravičienė Uršulė ; Son: Beinaravičius Vladas

Beinaravičienė, Uršulė Beinaravičius, Vladas On September 12, 1941, the Germans carried out a massacre of the Jews in the town of Simnas, Alytus County. Shortly thereafter, the home of Uršulė Beinaravičienė, in the village of Laukinčiai, became a place of shelter for David Gamsky and Boris (Dov) Belostocky, who were later joined by Abel Weinstein (later Aba Gefen) his brother Joseph Weinstein, Shmuel Ingel and Lea Port (later Ingel). The Jews managed to escape from the scene of the massacre, and depending on the circumstances, they each hid in Beinaravičienė’s home at different times. When the Germans were searching for Jews, and it was impossible for them to remain in Beinaravičienė’s home, her elder son, 20-year-old Vladas Beinaravičius, would take them in his wagon to other hiding places, where they would remain until the danger had passed. In October 1942, Belostocky died in hiding and was buried in the Beinaravičiuses’ garden. The rest of the Jews survived the Holocaust and after the war, immigrated to Israel and to the USA. On July 23, 1992, Yad Vashem recognized Vladas Beinaravičius as Righteous Among the Nations. On October 4, 1992, Yad Vashem recognized Uršulė Beinaravičienė as Righteous Among the Nations.