Ella and Josef both hailed from Lithuania. Ella came from Illocki (Ylakiai), while Josef was from Zedik (Zhidyki or Zidikai). But what information is there on the Jews and Lituania itself?
Shirley Lee through Temple Emanu-El in San Jose California is currently running a lecture series on Zoom called “The Jews of Lithuania”. The first part of her lecture series was run last Sunday (4 March 2021). Here is Episode 1 which looks at the history of the Litvaks up to the eve of WWII.
