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- The Printed Version
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Tag Archives: Cucumbers
Agriculture, Industry and Trade
By Israel Libenzon There were Jews in Keidan as early as the 15th century. Keidan attracted traders mainly owing to its big annual fair. From that time, the number of Jews increased from year to year, and the community began … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, History, Interwar, Yizkor Book
Tagged Agriculture, Banks, Cucumbers, Economy, History, Industry, Interwar
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An Old and New World
By Bernard Gershon Richards (Reprinted by permission of Paula Eisenstein Baker, Houston) Bernard Gershon Richards (1877-1971), U.S- journalist, widely active in Jewish affairs. Born Dov-Gershon Rabinovich in Keidan (Kėdainiai), Lithuania, Richards was taken to the U.S. in 1886. He began … Continue reading
Posted in Emigrants, History, Memoir, Personalities, USA, Yizkor Book
Tagged Agriculture, BGRichards, Cucumbers, Emigration / Immigration, Memoir, Yizkor Book
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Keidan and its Jews
from “Yahadut Lita, its history in pictures” p.123. Keidan, an administrative center for its district, was one of Lithuania’s ancient cities. The history of the Jewish community in Keidan begins in the 15th century. In 1495, in the time of … Continue reading