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Jacob Gens

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Head of the Vilnius Ghetto (1903-1943)

PoliticiansLived 1903 to 1943 · aged 40
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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.

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A faded work permit for Uri Elichski, a Jewish worker in the Vilnius Ghetto (October 1941)A faded work permit for Uri Elichski, a Jewish worker in the Vilnius Ghetto (October 1941)Map of the Vilna Ghetto (the small ghetto in olive green; Judenrat marked with yellow Star of David; Jewish hospital with blue dot)Map of the Vilna Ghetto (the small ghetto in olive green; Judenrat marked with yellow Star of David; Jewish hospital with blue dot)

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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.

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Lived 1903 to 1943 · aged 40
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