# Jacob Gens

> Jacob Gens was the head of the Judenrat and Jewish Ghetto Police of the Vilna Ghetto. Originally from a merchant family, he joined the Lithuanian Army shortly after the independence of Lithuania, rising to the rank of captain while also securing a college degree in law and economics. He married a non-Jew and worked several jobs as a teacher, accountant, and administrator.

*Head of the Vilnius Ghetto (1903-1943)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jacob-gens

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1903-04-01
- **Died:** 1943-09-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 8.6 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [יעקבֿ גאַנס](https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%A7%D7%91%D6%BF_%D7%92%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%A0%D7%A1)
- [Jacob Gens](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Gens)
- [Jacob Gens](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Gens)
- [Jacob Gens](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Gens)
- [Jacob Gens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Gens)
- [Jacob Gens](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Gens)
- [יעקב גנס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%A7%D7%91_%D7%92%D7%A0%D7%A1)
- [Jakovas Gensas](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakovas_Gensas)
- [Jakub Gens](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub_Gens)
- [Генс, Якоб](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%2C_%D0%AF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B1)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q480461)

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