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Alternate names: Aukštoji Panemunė [Lith], Ponemon' [Rus], Panemon [Yid], Poniemoń Frentzela [Pol], Panemune-Frentzele, Panemunė (Kaunas). Russian: Понемонь. פּאַנעמון-Yiddish. 54°51' N, 23°58' E, 4 miles SE of Kaunas (Kovno). Annexed by city of Kaunas in 1931. Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), VIII, pp. 769-770: "Poniemoń" #2. List of residents in 1900. Yizkor.. [March 2009]

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CEMETERY: Location: Suburb of Kaunas, directly across the Niemen River. Address: 178 Viadoto Gotve; Years of operation: ca. 1790 - 1940. Size: Only two gravestones remain. Former mortuary building is now a private residence, but a marker next to the building identifies the site. Gravestone names remounted and standing in Panemune cemetery; one is a double stone. Source: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Santa Monica, CA 310-453-4276;