Kovno

They killed thousands of Jews and corralled thousands of others, including his family, in the Kovno ghetto.

In the Kovno ghetto in central Lithuania, the rabbi reluctantly told the leaders to draw up a list and save as many lives as possible, even though many others would be sacrificed.

Driving along the highway from Vilna to Kovno to see the place where my family was saved, I couldn’t help but wonder: How did my grandfather get there?

For example, Zvi Kadushin, an underground photographer in the Kovno ghetto, did so at great personal risk and produced essential documentation as a result.

She moved into the Kovno ghetto with her mother after her father was murdered.