Višķi
Višķi (Latgalian:Vyški, Yiddish: ווישקי Vishki) is a village in Višķi Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.
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| Coordinates: 56°3′12″N 26°46′59″E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Municipality | Augšdaugava |
| Parish | Višķi |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 251 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
Until the 1930s Višķi was a shtetl, where the majority of the inhabitants were Jewish.[1] During World War II, from 1941 to 1942, hundreds of Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by Einsatzgruppen in the surroundings and in the Daugavpils Ghetto.[2]
People
- Eliezer Palchinsky (1912-2007), rosh yeshiva in Jerusalem.[3]
References
- "Viski".
- "Viski,a shtetl in Latvia". usdin.dumes.net.
- "Harav Eliezer Manoach Paltzinsky, zt"l". Hamodia News, October 11, 2007, p. A18.
External links
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