Kovno Ghetto
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Kovno Ghetto was a World War II Jewish ghetto established by Nazi Germany in Kaunas (Kovno), Lithuania, where tens of thousands of Jews were confined, exploited, and largely murdered during the Holocaust.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust site
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World War II Jewish ghetto ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kaunas Ghetto
NERFINISHED
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Kauno getas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Lithuania ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1944 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944-08 ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1941 ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | Holocaust memorial site in Kaunas ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kovno Ghetto Jewish Council
NERFINISHED
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Kovno Ghetto cultural institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ Kovno Ghetto hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ Kovno Ghetto labor brigades NERFINISHED ⓘ Kovno Ghetto police NERFINISHED ⓘ Kovno Ghetto schools NERFINISHED ⓘ Large Ghetto NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Ghetto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunity |
German
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Hebrew ⓘ Lithuanian ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kaunas
NERFINISHED
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Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi-occupied Lithuania ⓘ Vilijampolė district of Kaunas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPlaceOfExecution | Ninth Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Avraham Tory
NERFINISHED
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Elchanan Elkes NERFINISHED ⓘ George Kadish NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Ephraim Oshry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kovno Ghetto diary of Avraham Tory
NERFINISHED
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Kovno Ghetto photographs by George Kadish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
German civil administration in Lithuania
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German occupation authorities ⓘ SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holocaust in Eastern Europe
NERFINISHED
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Nazi ghetto system in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
German SS units
NERFINISHED
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German security police NERFINISHED ⓘ Lithuanian collaborators ⓘ |
| population | approximately 30,000 Jews in 1941 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Children’s Aktion of March 27–28, 1944
NERFINISHED
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Great Action of October 28–29, 1941 NERFINISHED ⓘ Holocaust in Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ liquidation of the ghetto in 1944 ⓘ mass shootings at Ninth Fort ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941-07 ⓘ |
| theme |
Nazi occupation of Lithuania
NERFINISHED
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genocide ⓘ persecution of Jews ⓘ |
| usedFor |
confinement of Jews
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exploitation of Jewish labor ⓘ forced labor ⓘ |
| victim |
Jewish children
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Jewish men ⓘ Jewish women ⓘ Lithuanian Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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