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Veiveriai [Lith], Vaiyver [Yid], Wejwery [Pol], Veiver, Vievery, Veyveryay, Veyvery, Veiverių, ווייווער-Yiddish. 54°46' N, 23°43' E, 12 miles SW of Kaunas (Kovno), 20 miles NE of Marijampolė. 1923 Jewish population: 137. Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), XIII, p. 196: "Wejwery".  [March 2009]

MASS GRAVE: northern outskirts of Prienai; 142; pic. # 215-216 US Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad