List of shtetls

This list of shtetls and shtots (eastern European towns and cities with significant pre-Holocaust Jewish populations) is organized by country.

Some villages that are listed at Yad Vashem have not been included here.

Shtetls Belarus TownYiddish NamePre-Holocaust Jewish populationNotesHebrewLatinAntopalאנטיפאָליעAntipolye1,792 (1921)Town survived, but all Jews were exterminated.ByerazinoבערעזיןBerezinBrahinבראָהיןBrohin2,254 (1897)Town survived.ChawusyטשאָוסTshous7,444 (1897)Davyd-Haradokדאַװיד האָראָדוקDavid Horoduk4,350 (1940)City survived, but nearly all Jews were exterminated.HrodnoגראָדנעGrodne~25,000 (1940)HlybokayeגלובאָקGlubokCompare Lithuanian name Glubokas. Town survived.IwyeאײװיעEyvyeCity survived.KamyenyetsקאַמעניץKamenitzTown survived, but nearly all Jews were exterminated.LakhwaלאַכװעLakhve~2,300 (1940)Town survived, but most Jews were exterminated.LuninetsלונינײץLuninyitzTown survived.MahilyowמאָלעװMolev21,500 (1897)City survived.MotalמאָטעלעMotele1,354 (1937)Town survived, but nearly all Jews were exterminated.ObechTown survived.Polatsk פּאָלאָצק PolotzkCity survived.RuzhanyראָזשינאָיRozhinoi~3,500 (1940)Town survived, but nearly all Jews were exterminated.SapotskinסאפעטקיןSapetkin1,300 (1941)ShklowשקלאָװShklov2,132 (1939)Town survived, but all Jews were exterminated.SlonimסלאָניםSlonim10,000+ (1940)City survived, but nearly all Jews were exterminated.SlutskסלוצקSlutzk10,264 (1897)City survived, but nearly all Jews were exterminated. Tens of thousands killed in the Slutsk affair.StolinסטאָליןStolin7,000+ (1940)Town survived, but all Jews were exterminated.SvislachסװיסלאָװיטשSvislovitsh600-700 (1940)Town survived, but all Jews were exterminated. See Svisloch Ghetto Liquidation.[ru]TurawטוראָװTurovCompare Russian name Туров (Turov). Town survived, but nearly all Jews were exterminated.Yaremichy[be]יערעמיטשYeremitsh248 (in 1897) Town survived.

Lithuania

TownYiddish NamePre-Holocaust Jewish populationNotesHebrewLatinAlytusאליטעAliteCity survived.AnykščiaiאניקשטAniksht2,754 (1900)Town survived.BalbieriškisבאלבירישאָקBalbirishokBiržaiבירזשBirzh2,400 (1941)Town was razed and all Jews were exterminated. Later rebuilt.ButrimonysבוטרימאַנץButrimantzTown survived, but all Jews were exterminated.DieveniškėsדיװענישאָקDivenishokEišiškėsאײשישאָקEyshishokCity survived, but all Jews were exterminated.GargždaiגאָרזשדGorzhdCity survived.JonavaיאָנאװאYonavaCity survived, but all Jews were exterminated.JoniškėlisיאָנישקעלYonishkelJosvainiaiיאָסװעןYosven534 (1897)Town survived, but all Jews were exterminated.JurbarkasיורבורגYurburg1,887 (1931)City survived, but nearly all Jews were exterminated.KaišiadorysקאָשעדאַרKoshedarCity survived, but all Jews were exterminated.KalvarijaקאלװאריעKalvaryeCity survived.Kapčiamiestis קאָפּטשעװעKoptsheveTown was largely destroyed and all Jews were exterminated. Later rebuilt.KėdainiaiקײדאןKeydan3,000 (1941)City survived, but all Jews were exterminated.KelmėקעלםKelm2,710 (1897)City survived, but most Jews were exterminated.KlaipėdaמעמלMemlCity survived, but was almost completely abandoned.Krakės קראָקKrokTown survived, but most Jews were exterminated.KražiaiקראָזשKrozhTown survived, but all Jews were exterminated.Kretinga קרעטינגעKretingeKupiškisקופישוקKupishukCity survived, but all Jews were exterminated.Kurkliai קורקלעKurkleTown survived, but all Jews were exterminated.KvėdarnaכװידאןKhvidanKybartai קיבאַרטKibartCity survived, but all Jews were exterminated.Lazdijai לאַזדײ LadzeyCity survived.Leipalingis לײפּון LeipunTown survived.Lygumai ליגעםLigemTown survived, but all Jews were exterminated.Marijampolė מאַריאַמפּאָלMariampolCity survived, but most Jews were exterminated.Mažeikiai מאַזשײקMazheikCity survived.MerkinėמערעטשMeretshTown survived.NemenčinėנעמענטשיןNementshinCity survived.ObeliaiאָבעלObelCity survived, but all Jews were exterminated.Pakruojis פּאָקראָיPokroyCity survived.Pandėlys פּאָנעדעלPonedelCity survived, but all Jews were exterminated.Panemunė פּאַנעמוןPanemunCity survived.PanevėžysפאָנעװעזשPonevezhCity survived, but nearly all Jews were exterminated.Pasvalys פּאָסװאָל PosvolTown survived.PilviškiaiפילװשאָקPilvshokPlungėפלונגיאןPlungyanCity survived, but nearly all Jews were exterminated.Prienai פּרען PrenRozalimas ראָזאַליע RozalyeTown survived, but all Jews were exterminated.Rudamina רודאַמין RudaminTown survived.RumšiškėsרומשישאָקRumshishokTown survived, but all Jews were exterminated.Salantai סאַלאַנטSalantTown survived.Seirijai סערײ SereySimnas סימנעSimneCity survived.Skapiškis סקאָפּישאָק SkopishokTown survived.Skaudvilė שקודװילShkudvilCity survived.Stakliškės סטאָקלישאָק StoklishokTown survived.ŠeduvaשאַדעװעShadeveCity survived, but all Jews were exterminated.ŠiaulėnaiשאַװלאַןShavlanTown survived.ŠiauliaiשאװלShavlCity survived, but most Jews were exterminated.ŠvenčionysסװינציאןSvintzyanTown survived.Taujėnai טאַװיאַן TavianTauragėטװריקTavrikCity was destroyed and most Jews were exterminated. Later rebuilt.Tauragnai טאָראָגין TaraginTown survived.TelšiaiטעלזTelz2,800 (1939)City survived, but most Jews were exterminated.TroškūnaiטראַשקוןTrashkunCity survived, but all Jews were exterminated.Tryškiai טרישיק TrishikTown survived.UkmergėװילקאָמירVilkomirCity survived, but many Jews were exterminated.UtenaאוטיאןUtyanCity survived.Užpaliai אװשפּאָל Avshpol691 (1897)Town survived, but all Jews were exterminated.VarėnaאָראןOranCity survived, but all Jews were exterminated.Varniai װאָרנעVorneCity survived.Vaškai װאַשקי VashkiTown survived.VeisiejaiװיסײViseyVilijampolėסלאַבאָדקעSlabodkeVirbalisװירבאלןVirbalnVištytisװישינעץVishtinetzŽemaičių Naumiestisנײשטאָט טאװריקNeishtot TavrikŽagarėזשאגארZhagarCity survived, but all Jews were exterminated.ŽasliaiזאָסלעZosleŽeimelis זײמל ZeimlTown survived.Želva פּאָדזעלװע PodzelveTown survived, but all Jews were exterminated.Židikai זשידיק ZhidikTown survived.

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