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Jacob Gens, head of the Vilnius Ghetto government (born 1903)

Jacob Gens

Jewish head of the Vilnius Ghetto (1903–1943)

Jacob Gens was the head of the Judenrat and Jewish Ghetto Police of the Vilna Ghetto. Originally from a merchant family, he joined the Lithuanian Army shortly after the independence of Lithuania, rising to the rank of captain while also securing a college degree in law and…
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September 14

Day of the year

September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 108 days remain until the end of the year.
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