| Photo
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| 1 | 1930. Leibe Lakunishok and Chaim Lakunishok are repairing the roof of the Latvian Earl’s house in a village near Zeimelis. The Earl had 280 Ga. Of land in his estate. |
| 2 | 1932. There was a flood. There is a wooden bridge between Vashkai and Zeimelis. The river’s name is Bershtelis. In the distance behind the bridge there is a Latvian church.There is a Beit-Knesset in the distance, but you cannot see it. On the right there is a peasant’s house. |
| 3 | 1932. There is a wooden building, which is a small Jewish school in Zeimelis. The construction of the building is almost over. Leibe Lakunishok (on the lower right), and Tabak (higher) are building the roof. He was a locksmith and left for Africa later. |
| 4 | 1932. (I have a copy. The original is not very good). This is Jonishkis Street. At that time they installed electricity in Zeimelis, and electric lighting. Leibe Lakunishok is on the pole. There are houses on the right side. Lithuanians lived in the nearest one. Leizer Mann and Zorochovich lived in the next houses. Yakushok lived in the left side. Far behind two-story house there is a bank. Chayesh’s house was on this street. |
| 5 | 1932. This is Linkuva Street. Yoshka Lakunishok is working on the electric lighting. The nearest two-story building was recently built. Gel is near the pole. On the first floor of the first right house lived a Lithuanian doctor. I do not know who lived on the second one. There was a store on the first floor in the next house. Hatmaker Zagorski lived in the third house. There was a road between these houses. Nison Zagorski owned a bakery on the corner. In the distance you can see Bauska Street and the house of Leizer Chayesh on the right side. There was another bakery on the corner. |
| 6 | 1932. Wiring for electrical lighting. This the first house from the previous picture. There was a road. There was a shed near this house. They set the generator there. Below there was a room with batteries for the radio. The shed was between a small house and the next one. |
| 7 |
1933.
This is a picture of a big group of people. This is Jewish school “Tarbut”.This
was the place where our party group “Ha Shomer Ha Tsair” had its meetings.
In
the first row from left to right:
Blumka
Lepar – first on the left.
Raska
Fleishman – the second.
Two
teenagers – third and fourth. Sons of the owner of the bakery located in
Leizer Chayesh’s House on Bauska Street.
Itska
Toshe is the last in the first row.
Hanka
Zinger is the woman on the right side in the forst row.
In
the second row from left to right:
He
does not remember the first person.
Chaska
Kagan – the second
Miluinski
– third
The
tall man is not from Zeimelis
Ruben
Toshe is the fifth one.
Next
Rows:
Cheskel
Berman – his head is just above Toshe’s head. Toshe is here in Israel.
There
is a sister of two brothers behind the tall man. She is the daughter of
the owner of the bakery. His name was either Glezer or Leibovich. I do
not remember.
The
Third Row:
There
is a girl with a school hat. He does not remember her name.
Dvorka
Zinger is behind her near the pole
Sheina
Feiga Mann is in the white hat
Rivka
Berman is right above the man’s hat.
The
back row from left to right:
Batia
Yakushok is my sister. She is sitting on the porch.
Aaron
Mann is in the hat near the pole.
Chana
Gel
Zinger
or Fleisman – a young woman
Zinger
Shmulka
Kremer is the last one.
|
| 8 | 12.10.1933. Three
young men from left to right.
Meer Yakushok, Moshe Yakushok, Leiba Lakunishok |
| 9 |
1934 year. I have a copy. There is construction on the picture.
We lived near this place. There was a bus stop. The owner of the bus was Boyarski. ARBATINE "Riga" means cafe "Riga". Taruts brothers are building the second floor. The house is on Bazaar square. To understand what house it is, I show my pictures to Israel and point to the two-story building on the left. This house was built for the baron with red brick. This is the construction of the third house. The house near it is a Yankelevich's manufacture store. |
| 10 | Year 1934. A picture of Leiba Lakunishok. |
| 11 | 1934. A pofessional picture of Moshe Yakushok. |
| 12 | 1.06.1934. The
note on the backside: A photo after a soccer match with "Maccabi" from
Zhagare. There are players from both teams in uniform.The team from Zeimelis are in black and white striped uniforms. Not all of them known. People standing from left to right: Leivi Yakushok is the man with a hat. Heneke Taruts is near him. Itske Burshtein. He is without a hat, slightly above the rest with the uniform, on the right side from the tree. Hirshka Taruts is near him in Zeimelis uniform. They both are the first two in this uniform. Shmulka Gel is the third one in the unform. Meer Yakushok is the fourth one. Behind them is a Lithuanian Priest. Mateska Lakunishok, Chaim Lakunishok a goalkeeper are laying on the ground. The goalkeeper is in the dark uniform. There are two big pictures from 1935, which do not fit in the album. Leiba Lakunishok is the locksmith. He is working. |
| 13 | 7.02.1935. This
is a professional picture probably made by Israel Chayesh with a note on
the backside.
Chana Etka Gel is on the left. Etka Burshtein. Mir schenken dir a bild a scheinem far scheinen sollst du erst far keinem und wenn du werst noch uns gedenken sollst du unsere nehmen gedenk far uns af eibig. |
| 14 | 30.11.1935. This is a professional picture. There is a note on the back. "For my friend Batya Yakushok from Shmulka Gel". The picture was taken in Siauliai. Shmulka Gel. |
| 15 | 21.10.1935. A professional picture, with an inscription in Hebrew. Rivka Berman |
| 16 | 1936. Professional picture. Leiba Lakunishok |
| 17 | 1936. Professional picture. Matis Lakunishok |
| 18 | 1936. Professional picture. Yosif Lakunishok |
| 19 | 1936. This is a professional picture. It is a little worse. Yosif Lakunishok |
| 20 | 1936. A snapshot
on Siauliai. Three soldiers from left to right.
Chaim Lakunishok, Hershel Zon, Matis Lakunishok |
| 21 | 11.03.1936. A small amateur photo. Mina Berman. |
| 22 | 1936. A large photo.
They built an iron roof behind the wooden bridge on the road to Vaskai.
They are all Lithuanian houses. They are not there now. |
| 23 | 1936. There
are two young people near the tree. The quality of the picture is not good.
Leiba Lakunishok, in uniform is on the left. Yosif Lakunishok is on the right |
| 24 | 1936. A picture
of four young women near the fence. It is clear picture.
Stirka Marchunski is on the left. Rivka Berman is on the right. Behind them: Blumka Lepar is on the left. Chana Etka Gel on the right |
| 25 | 1936. A group snapshot
made in Siauliai, with several people from Zeimelis, with inscription
"Ha Shomer Ha Tsair". First row: Chase Kagan is second from the left with a bow in a grey dress. Third row: Hirshka Kremer is the first on the right. He is bald and there is a girl behind him with a white blouse. Fourth row: Basya Yakushok. Sixth from the left or third from the right. The guy near her put his arm on her soldier. |
| 26 | 1936. This
picture was taken near the Jewish School. There is a group of children
with two teachers in the middle.
Moshe Green is the teacher wearing a white collar. He is on the right. Zalman Volovich is wearing a tie. In the first row there are small kids. Moshe Yakushok is on the far left. He is not the brother, but a distant relative of Israel Yakushok. Notka Fleishman is on the far right. The following kids stand in the first row. Hirshka Yakubovich is on the far left. Ruvka Toshe's head is above Hirshka's head. Chanka Boyarski is the second in the first row in a white dress. In the second row: Chanka Milechik (Vilenchik) is on the left from the boy in a sail dress. She is the tall girl wearing the black dress/ Raska Fleishman is wearing a white dress and her head is above Volovich's head. Itska Toshe is a boy in a black coat and white shirt with a big collar. He is right above the small boy with the sail dress. Blumka Lepar is on the far right in this row, in a sail costume. In the third row: Chaim Yakushok, on the far right, in white. He is my brother. Leiba Udelevich is near him in the same row. He is wearing dark cloth. Leibka Glezer is in the last row. He is a short boy. His head is between two other's heads. Israel Yakushok is sitting on the porch. Natan Fleishman is near him wearing white. There are two boys in white there. His head is lower. Davidka Yakushok is near him in the same last row wearing a black tie. Shmulka Gershen in white, is in the last row in the doorway. Yeshua Lakunishok is next to the kid on the far right, in the last row. Abka Milenchik (Vilenchik) is sitting on the porch. He is wearing dark clothes and is the brother of Chanka. We were considered as big kids. It was our last year in Volovich's class. |
| 27 | 1936. This is a
good picture. It was made in Zeimelis.
There is a house at the back. The owners were Moishe Lakunishok and his wife. There is a group of young people in the picture. From left to right: Yosif Lakunishok is on the far left wearing a black cap. Moishe Yakushok - wearing white cap Meer Yakushok - wearing a military uniform Itsik Burshtein - wearing light cap Leiba Lakunishok - wearing a military uniform Chaim Lakunishok Berka Israelson Yeshua Lakunishok We know everybody. It is our generation. |
| 28 | 1936. This
is a picture of our "Maccabi" soccer team from Zeimelis.Their uniform is
like Zebra stripes.
Standing from left to right: Leiba Lakunishok on far left. The picture is not clear. Avremka Baginski is near him. Moshe Yakushok Shmulka Ger is wearing a suite and tie. He is a coach. He played but changed clothes after the game. Hershka Taruts Hershka Khait (Chayesh?) Aba Leibka Tsofnat Froika Yakushok - penultimate On their knees from left to right. Itska Burshtein Meer Yakushok Lying down: Chaim Lakunishok |
| 29 | 1936. An amateur snapshot. There is a front view of the railroad station. The picture is not very clear. |
| 30 | 1936. This is an
amateur snapshot. There is a group of people and a house in the back.This
is the same house as in picture 27. The picture was taken in the back yard.
People are very small.
Leiba Lakunishok is in the middle Itska Burshtein - on the right Yosif Lakunishok is between them and behind Cannot recognize last person |
| 31 | 1936. An amateur snapshot. There is a soccer field with Zeimelis behind. There is a Lutheran Church in the background. Behind it are long houses, which is a Lithuanian farm. People are not recognizable. |
| 32 | 1936. This
is a picture of the basketball team "Shalmas". People are not recognizable.
There is a Priest on the left pointing to the basket. |
| 33 | 1936. A snapshot of Chana Etka Gel on her way to Palestine. She sent it from Bulgaria. They prepared Jewish people in Bulgaria to work on farms and after 6 months they could go to Palestine. |
| 34 | 1937. A professional
portrait. With an inscription "" Zum eibigen ondenkung fun mein kuzine
Basja Yakushok fun mir dein kuzen Naftali Berman " . He went to South Africa,
then came to Israel, where he died.
Naftali Berman |
| 35 | 1936. Professional
picture. There is a young man in a hat. There is a note in Yiddish.
"To my friend before my departure to Africa". Khaikel'zon |
| 36 | 31.10.1936.
Taken in Siauliai with a Yiddish inscription "From Leiba Lakunishok to
remember".
Moshe Yakushok, brother of Israel Yakushok |
| 37 | 1937. There
are three people in the picture. From left to right.
Leiba Lakunishok Israel Chayesh Aba Tsofnas |
| 38 | 1937. A small snapshot
with an insscription in Yiddish. " Hit un fardenk mit keinem geshenk "
- "Keep, remember, and do not give to anybody". This picture is from
Etl Burshtein to Leiba Lakunishok.
Etl Burshtein. |
| 39 | 1937. Leiba Lakunishok |
| 40 | 1937. Professional
portrait taken by photographer Rivkind.
Leiba Lakunishok |
| 41 | 1937. This
is a picture of two middle age men. They are from Zeimelis, but the
picture was made in Johannesburg (South Africa).
Israel Berman is the father (probably he is a father of Israel) His son. |
| 42 | 1937. There is a group of men near the house on Linkuva street in Zeimelis. There is a two-storey house behind them, which we saw before. You can see Bauska street and Bazaar square. Molnikas has removed a fur coat from Leizer Chayesh. Leiba Lakunishok is on the right side. They worked together. |
| 43 | 1937. Construction
of roof of landlord houses. The houses are on the left.
There is a Jewish Cemetery on the right. |
| 44 | 1932. Constructing
electric lighting system.
Shmuel Taruts is lower, and Leiba Lakunishok is higher. |
| 45 | 1937. Construction of a house of Culture. It was near a soccer field on a small street near Linkuva Street. |
| 46 | 1937. There is
a group of military men in the picture. There are barracks behind them.
In the back row: Israel Chayesh in the middle. In the first row: Chaim Lakunishok is on the far right Avram Baginski is the second from the right Leiba Lakunishok is the fourth one from the right They served together in the Lithuanian army. |
| 47 | 1937. This
is a picture of the soccer team "Shalmas". It was a mixed team.
There were Lithuanians and Jews in the team. In the back row standing: Shmulka Gel - second from left Yoshka Lakunishok is the fourth one from the left wearing the Zebra striped uniform. Itska Burshtein - sixth from left wearing the same uniform Meer Yakushok is sitiing in the first row. He is the first one on the right in the same uniform. Aba Tsofnas is near him in the same uniform. The rest of the people are unknown. |
| 48 | 1937. Probably
taken in Siauliai. All people are in military uniform.
Avremka Baginski, Yoshka Lakunishok, Leiba Lakunishok |
| 49 | 1937. There
is a big soccer field. Behind are houses of rich Lithuanians, which later
burned down.
The owner of the tall house in the distance wasmost probably Ber Green. The picture was taken from near our house. |
| 50 | 1937. "Shalmas". Yashka is the first in the left row. He was a good soccer player and later he became a Priest. Hershka Taruts' head is above. Chaim Lakunishok is the first in the first row in the middle |
| 51 | 1937. An amateur snapshot. The palace of Culture was built. |
| 52 | 1937. This is the opening of the palace of Culture. I do not recognize the people. |
| 53 | 1937. There is a soccer game because of the opening of the palace of Culture. |
| 54 | 1937. These three
are brothers. Matis, Leiba and Yosif Lakunishok.
There is Burshtein's house in the background. |
| 55 | 1938. There
is a six-year old boy in this picture.
Gilel Sher was born in Zeimelis, and then lived in Johannesburg. |
| 56 | 1938. Leivi Yakushok, who was the brother of Israel Yakushok, was killed in the Kaunas Ghetto. |
| 57 | 1938. There
are three men in the picture.
Abrom Shulheifer, a pharmacist is in the middle. My brother is on the right. I do not remember the name of the person on the left. |
| 58 | 1938. This
is a picture of a man who lived in Zeimelis, but was born in Zhagare. Their
is a Yiddish inscription:
" Als ondenkung fun unsere bakanntschaft un hayerschaft, lebt zusammen, gelitten zuzammen... " Khatskel Zones is in the military uniform. |
| 58a | 1938. Aba Tsofnas in military uniform |
| 59 | 1938. Three
men in military uniforms
Herschel Khaet (Chayesh?) is on the left Avremka Baginski is in the middle Yoshka Lakunishok is on the right. |
| 60 | 1938. Three men
in Lithuanian army uniforms. From left to right.
Meer Yakushok Avremka Baginski Leiba Lakunishok |
| 61 | |
| 62 | 1938. A professional
photo.
Berka Israelson on the left Yoshka Lakunishok on the right. |
| 63 | 1938. There are
four men in this photo
First row from left to right: Leiba Lakunishok, Avram Baginski. Second row: Israel Chayesh was killed Aba Tsofnas. Israel Yakushok said that three of the four were killed during the war, and one died in 1968. |
| 64 | 1938. Leiba Lakunishok working in workshop. |
| 65 | 1938. Ber Israelson. |
| 66 | 1932. This is an
interior view of the power plant in Zeimelis.
Shmuel Taruts is on the left with a cigarette. Leiba Lakunishok is next. The third man was a Lithuanian who was a drinker, who broke broke everything in his house when he was drunk. |
| 67 | 1938. Leiba Lakunishok in a locksmith workshop. |
| 68 | 1938. There is a "Bazaar" square and from left to right, a postoffice, Shulheifer's drugstore. You can see an oak which was planted on Independance Day. Israel Yakushok lived behind the field on the right. |
| 69 | 1938. Leiba Lakunishok near the entrance to the palace of Culture. |
| 70 | 1938.
In the first row from left to right: Blumka Lepar Luba Mann Second row from left to right: Basya Yakushok Etka Burshtein Chaika Marchunski There is one man in the picture with last name Marchunski. |
| 71 | 1939. Left to right.
Chaim Lakunishok is wearing a military uniform Yosif Lakunishok is wearing civil clothes Leiba Lakunishok is wearing a military unform |
| 72 | 1939. From
left to right.
Yosif Lakunishok Chaim Lakunishok Leiba Lakunishok |
| 73 | 1939. There
are three brothers Lakunishok in the picture with their distant relative
Israel Yakushok.
From left to right. Chaim Lakunishok is in military uniform Israel Yakushok Eshua Lakunishok is wearing a hat Ber Lakunishok |
| 74 | 1939.
Chaim Lakunishok, in front in uniform. Israel does not know the other person. This man is probably from the same unit. |
| 75 | 1940. Yosif Lakunishok |
| 76 | 1940. This
professional picture was made in the Telshai. All the men are from Zeimelis.
Elka Baginski Khaukel Yakushok Khershka Khait Yosif Lakunishok |
| 77 | 1940. Israel
recognizes two men in this group of military men.
Yosif Lakunishok is the first on the left in the first row. Elka Baginski is on the far right in the first row. |
| 78 | 1943. Yeshua Lakunishok
and Israel Yakushok served together in the Soviet army.
They are wearing Soviet army uniforms. |