2007-03-15 14:07:21 · 3 answers · asked by Patricia S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Is it possible she meant Kovno? Kovno was a major Jewish settlement that was destroyed by the Nazis during World War II.
Anyway, as to the where -- Kovno is today known as Kaunas.
It is located in southwestern Lithuania, which is north and west of the Russian Federation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kovno
Articles on Kovno:
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/kovno/kovno.html
http://www.jewishmag.com/35mag/kovno/kovno.htm
2007-03-15 14:15:15 · answer #1 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's located in Russia...man...your grandma was born in 1902 and is still alive?My great-grandma was born in 1914 and diead last year. Of course she lived in that cold Siberia...
2007-03-15 21:12:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
do you mean kovno? if you do, its in lithuania now :)
2007-03-15 21:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by dilbert v 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋