Višķi
Višķi | |
|---|---|
| Country | Latvia |
| Municipality | Daugavpils |
| Parish | Višķi |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 251 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Višķi (Latgalian:Vyški) is a village in Višķi Parish, Daugavpils Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.
History
Until the 1930's, the majority of the inhabitants were Jewish .[1] During WWII, from 1941 to 1942, hundreds of Jews are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen in the surroundings and in the Daugavpils Ghetto.[2]
People
- Eliezer Palchinsky (1912-2007), rosh yeshiva in Jerusalem
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