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Hello everyone,
I'm trying to trace my ancestor Izrail GINDIN that was born in
Lithuania, left to Uzbekistan, joined the Soviet army and died there
in 1942. I've found a military paper from the red army that says he
was born in Lithuania in a city called "Vysokaya Gora" in Russian (or
"High Mountain", translated to English). However, I haven't found any
city in Lithuania that carries this name.
In addition, I've found another paper in Yad Vashem website, that says
he was born in Lithuania in a city called "Vysokaya Ruda" in Russian
(in English it would be "High Ore/Mineral"). Unfortunately, I haven't
found a city that carries that name.
The military paper claims he was born in 1905, while the Yad Vashem
website claims he was born in 1902.
Anyway, does anyone have any idea why can't I find the city "Vysokaya
Gora" or "Vysokaya Ruda" in Lithuania? What am I missing here?
Thank you very much for your attention.
Regards,
Gavriel Yadgarov
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