Back from the Polish and Litvak Diaspora: Virtual Journeys That Connect Us to Our Roots

BACK FROM THE POLISH AND LITVAK DIASPORA: VIRTUAL JOURNEYS THAT CONNECT US TO OUR ROOTS. Back From the Polish and Litvak Diaspora: Virtual Journeys That Connect Us To Our Roots.

My first heritage visit to Poland and the Baltics was in 2011. I have returned seven times since, accumulating a wealth of information, links, photos, stories and contacts.

What to do with these resources?

https://maps.google.com.au

Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/

LitvakSIG Shtetl Map https://www.litvaksig.org/research/map/

European Synagogue Map http://cja.huji.ac.il/synagogue-map

Shtetl Routes http://shtetlroutes.eu

Wikipedia https://www.wikipedia.org 81 JewishGen KehilaLinks I manage:

(35 Lithuania, 7 Poland, 6 Belarus, others in Latvia, Germany, Russia, Estonia, China, Africa and Australia); http://elirab.me/kehila

Lithuania

Alita (Alytus)

Aran (Varena)

Balbieriškis

Birzh (Birzai)

Druskieniki (Druskininkai)

Keidan (Kedainiai)

Kibart (Kybartai)

Kopcheve (Kapciamiestis)

Koshedar (Kaisiadorys)

Mariampol (Marijampole)

Memel (Klaipeda)

Meretch (Merkine)

Naishtot (Kudirkos Naumiestis)

Neishtot-Tavrig

Pusolatas

Plungyan (Plunge)

Pilvsk (Pilviskiai)

Plateliai

Ponievez (Panevezys)

Pren (Prienai)

Salant (Salantai)

Serey (Seirijai)

Shaki (Sakai) Stokishok (Stakliskes)

Sudarg (Sudargas)

Tavrig (Taurage)

Telz (Telsiai)

Ukmerge (Vilkomir)

Utena

Vabalninkas

Vikovishk (Vilkaviskis)

Virbain (Verbalis)

Vishey (Veisiejai)

Zelva (Pazelva)

Žiežmariai (Zhezmir)

Poland

Gdansk (Danzig)

Lomza

Lublin

Nasielsk

Orla

Poznan (Posen)

Wroclaw (Breslau)

Belarus

Brisk (Brest)

Grodno (Hrodna)

Mir

Navahrudak (Novogrudok)

Slonim

Vysokaye (Visoka Litovsk) Germany

Berlin

Dresden

Latvia

Hasenpoth (Aizpute)

Mitau (Jelgava)

Estonia

Tallinn

Russia

Kaliningrad (Königsberg, Kenigsberg)

Sovetsk (Tilsit)

South Africa

Benoni

Bloemfontein

Cape Town

De Aar

Germiston Graaff Reinet

Grahamstown

Johannesburg

Kimberley

Muizenberg

Oudtshoorn

Paarl

Pietersburg

Port Elizabeth

Potchefstroom

Pretoria

Springs

Stellenbosch

Uniondale

Witbank

Other Africa

Maputo, Moçambique

Mauritius, Indian Ocean

China

Shanghai

Australia

Melbourne

Sydney

Perth

WordPress website tangential travel and Jewish Life website – 700 posts and pages http://elirab.me

Online classrooms connecting multiple schools at once;

Google apps

Social media networks

YouTube https://youtu.be/tnaCtuqVBgg

Special Interest Groups

LitvakSIG https://www.litvaksig.org

JRI Poland: http://jri-poland.org

BelarusSIG https://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/

LatviaSIG https://www.jewishgen.org/latvia/

SASIG https://www.jewishgen.org/safrica/

JewishGen https://www.Jewishgen.org

Perth, Australia

16 April 2018 [email protected]