Person · son of Baruch Tzvi
Shimon—Sheyma
שמעון — שיימה
A Torah scholar and Vilna merchant who perished with his family in the Vilna Ghetto.
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... אשתו הצנועה, פשה בת ר׳ אליעזר, נפטרה לפני
השואה. השאיר בן ׳ שמעון — שיימה, בר אורין ותלמיד־
חכם, ישר בהליכותיו, סוחר ידוע בוילנא, נספה עם
משפחתו הענפה בגיטו וילנא. בתו ונכדה ונינה נספו
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Person
Baruch Tzvi son of Shalom Ha-Levi
Child Of
Place
Vilna Ghetto
Murdered At
Event
Death of Shimon—Sheyma
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Person
Pasha daughter of Eliezer
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Place
Vilna Ghetto
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Person
Abraham Yardeni
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Family
Yardeni family
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Person
David Yardeni
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Person
Haya Yardeni
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Organization
Maḥanot Ha-Olim
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Place
Tel Aviv
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Place
Labor camp
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Murdered At
Shimon—Sheyma → Vilna Ghetto
נספ ה ע ם משפחת ו הענפ ה בגיט ו וילנא
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