This is a collection of information about the survival of the Kobrowski Family during the Holocaust. Their struggle against German Nazi, Army and Police forces as well as their Polish, Lithuanian and White Russian helpers.

It also mentions the few good souls which denied the evil to prevail totally and helped the Jews to survive in these horrible and dangerous conditions. By doing so these helping few endangered their very own life, family and livelihood.

HELP: I am trying to find out where my Grandfather, Abraham Kobrowski came from before he came to Marcinkance/Marcinkonis. I would appreciate any help and advice I can get. Thank you.

NOTE:

These reports are compiled from the Eye Witness reports collected by Leib Koniuchowsky/Leyb Konyukhovsky. His 1900+ page collection of Jewish Life in Lithuania before, during and after WWII and the Holocaust are located in Yad Vashem and a copy of them are in the NYPL Jewish Division. I will scan and add the copy I received from the NYPL very soon.

NEW 09/2003 - More family pictures from after the war. These photographs were taken partly in DP camps in Germany/Austria of the persons interviewed for the eyewitness reports below.

NEW 08/2003 - Liquidation And Heroic Epic Of Jews Of Marcinkonis: Translation of Original Copy of Leib Koniuchowsky Collection of Eyewitness Report O71.3 about the Kobrowski Family and the Holocaust. Received from the NYPL Jewish Divison. Scanned and OCR by Michael Kobrowski.

GERMAN OFFICERS AND JEWISH FURS - Issak Kobrowski: Translation of Original Copy of Leib Koniuchowsky Eyewitness Report O71.2 about Issak Kobrowski. Received from the NYPL Jewish Divison. Scanned and OCR by Michael Kobrowski.

YIVO Leib Koniuchowsky/Leyb Konyukhovsky   Annual of Jewish Social Science, Volume 8, 205-223 © 1953 by The Yiddish Scientific Institute (YIVO). Newly acquired and scanned pages from the original edition of 1953. Thanks to the YIVO Institute.

Historic Family Pictures: Click here to see the faces behind the fascinating story of survival.

Maps of the Area: Here you can find maps of the area, where this struggle for survival took place.

Old Incomplete Version: The Kobrowski's In The World War II: My family had this version of their Eye Witness report in Israel. My brother brought it back after traveling there and this sparked my interest in my family history.

Old Incomplete Version: Cases of War Crimes and Mass Murder: Eye Witness Report about the murders the Kobrowski family and their friends and helpers heard about or suffered through themselves.

They Fought Back - The Story of the Jewish Resistance in Nazi Europe. Part of the above Eye Witness Report was used in this book by Yuri Suhl

Page of 1929 Polish Business Directory with entry of Marcinkance/Marcinkonys and the Businesses of the Kobrowski family.