Plungės žydų takais

LTČia nužymėtas 3 km maršrutas, kuris leis vaikštant miesto gatvėmis, pažinti Plungės žydų istoriją. Jame sužymėti ir atskirai aprašyti net 38 objektai: išlikę ir neišlikę pastatai, atminimo lenta garsiam chirurgui dr. B. Efrosui, paminklai bei senosios žydų kapinės. O tai leis šių dienų perspektyvoje priminti žmonėms, o ypač jaunajai kartai, litvakų istoriją šiame mieste.

ENUntil the 14th century there is information about any Jews community in Lithuania. The more intensive life of Lithuania Jews began only in the 18th century. In order to revitalize the economic situation of towns and increase the demographic situation, the extraordinary privileges were given to Jews. According to some tomb stones of the Ręstai family, the history of Jews in Plungė could start even earlier. It is believed that Jews have been living in Plungė country since the 16th century, but the exact date cannot be said. In 1939, the Jewish community in Lithuania was consisted of almost a quarter million people. In the book Lithuanian Jewish Communities, it is written that during different periods the Jewish community of Plungė consisted of: 2197 people in year of 1847, 2502 people in year of 1897, which was 55 per cent of the whole population of Plungė. In 1921, there were 2,200 Jews, in 1923 - 1,815 people or 44 percent of the total population and in 1939 there were just 1,700 Jews.