A Tribute to the Memory of our Town Original Book Edited by Alter Levite Edited by Dr. Dina Porat and Roni Stauber, Published in 2000 in Cape Town, South Africa, By The Kaplan-Kushlick Foundation Cover Design: Rachel Kolokoff Hopper Layout: Donni Magid Hard Cover, 11” by 8.5”, 284 pages with all original illustrations and photographs.
About This Book
This is a reprint of the published translation of the original Yizkor Book. It contains the pre-war history accounts of emigres and survivors of the Shoah and then the eye-witness accounts of the Shoah in the town. The translation was published in 2000 in Cape Town, South Africa by The Kaplan-Kushlick Foundation.
The original Yizkor book was published in Hebrew, Yiddish and English by the Fellow Townsman Association of Ritavas in Israel and Abroad 1977.
Place Details
Located at: 55°44' N, 21°56' E
Alternate names for the town are: Rietavas [Lithuanian], Riteve [Yiddish], Retovo [Russian], Retów [Polish], Retowo, Rietevas, Riteva, Ritova
Nearby Jewish Communities:
Tverai 8 miles E
Kuliai 12 miles WNW
Žarėnai 12 miles NE
Kvėdarna 13 miles SSE
Plungė 13 miles NNW
Laukuva 14 miles SE
Veiviržėnai 16 miles SW
Varniai 17 miles E
Švėkšna 19 miles SW
Pajūris 20 miles SSE
Gargždai 21 miles W
Šilalė 21 miles SSE
Telšiai 21 miles NE
Alsėdžiai 21 miles NNE