« Previous Page Table of Contents Next Page »

Our Shtetl Dusiat (cont.)

 

We walked along the Ozere. Mary told us the story of her family who moved from the shtetl to the city of Dvinsk (Daugavpils, Latvia) at the beginning of the 20th century. “Why?” we asked. “Because there was no doctor in the shtetl,” she answered.

 

 
There in the distance was “di Shtchure[thicket]…

 

Then we entered Poritz's house, and then I entered my old home again …

 

 
I placed a flower on the doorstep as if taking leave of the grave of my loved ones …

 

 
And left forever

 

« Previous Page Table of Contents Next Page »


This material is made available by JewishGen, Inc. and the Yizkor Book Project for the purpose of
fulfilling our mission of disseminating information about the Holocaust and destroyed Jewish communities.
This material may not be copied, sold or bartered without JewishGen, Inc.'s permission. Rights may be reserved by the copyright holder.


JewishGen, Inc. makes no representations regarding the accuracy of the translation. The reader may wish to refer to the original material for verification.
JewishGen is not responsible for inaccuracies or omissions in the original work and cannot rewrite or edit the text to correct inaccuracies and/or omissions.
Our mission is to produce a translation of the original work and we cannot verify the accuracy of statements or alter facts cited.

  Dusetos, Lithuania     Yizkor Book Project     JewishGen Home Page


Yizkor Book Director, Lance Ackerfeld
This web page created by Lance Ackerfeld

Copyright © 1999-2024 by JewishGen, Inc.
Updated 12 Sep 2009 by LA