SILMALA: (Malta), Rezekne, Zemgale

Alternate names: Silmala [Latv], Malta [Latv, pre-1936], Małta [Pol]. 56°24' N, 27°06' E, 11 miles SW of Rēzekne (Rezhitsa) and 12 miles NNW of Vilani. 1900 Jewish population: about 200.

• Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 789: "Malta".
• Pinkas HaKehilot, Latvia and Estonia (1988), p. 187: "Malta"
• Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), VI, p. 80: "Małta".
• JewishGen Latvia SIG

MASS GRAVE: Malta Baldas mezs (forest). no signs. Take the road from Malta to Pusa for 6km. Then go left for 40m into the "Baldas" forest. 1941.

MASS GRAVE: no signs. Drive 3km from the village "Vecruzina" near Tiskadu Lake. The exact location is unclear.