| City (office) |
Žasliai
(See on the map) |
| Established | 1931 |
Activity
The objective was "to provide support and help to poor Jews in Žasliai".Additional information
It was started orginally on April 20, 1931, when the Žasliaijews - trader, Yeine Burshteiner; pharmacist, Yode Arane; trader, Mordche Shmit; trader, Shmerel Veitzshtein; store owners, Motel Kot and Faivel Rom - requested permission from the Trakai district director to create the Žasliai town society Gmilus Chesed. In a general meeting, the management members were elected: Y. Burshtein , president; M. Shmit, secretary; Y. Arane, treasurer. Sh Veitzshtein and F. Rom were management members. In 1938, the society had 44 members. (1932 - 29 members, 1936 - 31 members, 1937 - 32 members) On July 2, 1940, the Minister of Interior Affairs stopped the activities of this society. On August 26, 1940, the Interior Affairs Minister decided to close the society, becaust "its activities are not aligned with the state security affairs."Rolandas Gustaitis, 2006, Jews of the Kaišiadorys Region of Lithuania, Bergenfield NJ, Avotaynu, 2010, translated into English by Leonas Bekeris