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Photograph of six of the members of the Arsch family who lived in Svedasai. The family are organised in two rows for the photograph. In the back row, from left to right, is Melech Arsch, Luba Nechama Arsch, and Bluma Arsch. In the front row, from left to right, is David Arsch, Elchoran Arsch, and Avraham Arsch. Melech has his right arm resting on David's arm, while Bluma has her right arm resting on Elchoran's shoulder. David and Elchoran both have their arms folded, and Avraham has a book in his hands.

Photograph of a group of 18 young Jews with implements, who are part of the Haesharah Organisation. These youth are part of the Zionist training program that prepared young Jews for life in Palestine by teaching them agricultural skills.

These youths are visiting Klaipeda from Pasvalys. Although the aims of this Organisation are agricultural and outdoors in their nature, this photograph has been taken indoors. There are seven men and nine women, all of whom are seated and looking at the camera, some with their arms draped over their neighbouring member.

This photograph was originally donated to the SAJBOD Archives by Savoy Cohen.

Photograph of 30 uniformed Jewish soldiers from 9th Company of the Lithuanian Army. A Company of soldiers refers to a military unit, here just referring to some soldiers from a particularly unit of the Lithuanian Army. This group of soldiers have gathered in Marijampole to celebrate Pesach (the Hebrew word for 'Passover').

Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is one of the three major pilgrimage festivals of ancient Israel and commemorates the Exodus from Egypt. Its name comes from the miracle in which God “passed over” the houses of the Israelites during the tenth plague. Centered on the family or communal celebration of the seder (ritual meal), Passover is one of the most beloved of all Jewish holidays.
Passover refers to a celebration of ancient Jews and their exodus from Egypt. The name of the festival refers specifically to a miracle whereby God “passed over” the homes of Israelites during the tenth plague. This holiday is mainly organized around the family or communal celebration of this miracle, which is celebrated through a ritual meal called Seder. This meal involves eating together as a family or community, and retelling the story of Passover. [Source: https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/871715/jewish/What-Is-Passover-Pesach.htm].

The soldiers are seated at long tables and are holidng their glasses in toast of the celebration. Some civilians are seen in the background standing against the outside wall of a building, who seem to be joining the soldiers' celebration Seder. In the year that this photograph was taken (1924), according to the Jewish calendar date of Nisan 15th-16th, Passover Seder fell on April 19th-20th. [Source: https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal/?year=1924&v=1&month=x&yt=G&nh=on&nx=on&i=off&vis=on&D=on&d=on&c=off&geo=zip].
This photograph was originally donated to the SAJBOD Archives by Savoy Cohen.

Photograph of Yaakov Leibowitz's (a resident of Pikelai) wedding party. Some guests are seated around the couple who are at the head of the table, with some guests standing behind the bride and groom. There are 29 guests in attendance, exclusive of the newly wed couple. The table has cakes and bottles on it, comprising the wedding celebration feast. Some guests are holding their glasses in the air in tribute of the union of Yaakov and his wife. One guest in the far back of the photograph is holding up a frame photograph of some guests that were not able to make it to the wedding.

Photograph of some members of the Leibowitz family next to some equipment in a flax refinery factory. The people in the photograph, from left to right, are: Avram and Aaron Leibowitz, Hilleurd standing upon the machine above the other members of the photograph, and Yaakov Leibowitz on the right of the photograph. Avram and Aaron are standing to the right of the machine, Hilleurd is upon the machine, and Yaakov is standing to the left of the machine. On the far right of the photograph, and thus on the far left of the machine and Yaakov, there is the factory manager and assistant, who are unnamed.

This photo has been taken at the flax refinery factory in the town. Since Hilleurd left Lithuania for South Africa early in 1925, this photograph had to have been taken in 1924 or earlier.

Photograph of Vilna Road in the town of Moletai. The street has houses and shopfronts on the left of the photograph, with some townsfolk standing nearby to where the camera is positioned. Other townsfolk are seen walking away from where the camera is positioned towards a church-like building on the far end of the street.

Photograph of the children that attended the Yiddish Folk Shul pre-primary school. Compared to the previous photograph, these children seem younger, which aligns with this being the pre-primary school rather than the primary school. The children are arranged in rows, with the smallest/youngest sitting on the floor in the front row. The two female teachers are seated in the centre of the photograph among the students.

Photograph of the pre-primary and primary school Yiddish Folk Shul students together with the headmaster, seated in the middle of the photograph. The taller students are at the back of the photograph while shorter and smaller students are seated in front.

Mr C Sharachik (alternative spelling: Saracik) donated this photograph to the SAJBOD Archives in Johannesburg.

Photograph of Alexander Kreine (alternative spelling: Aleksandr Kreyn), a young child around the age of 5 years old standing on the icy streets of Vilnius. The caption for this photograph notes that this child is named Alexander Kreine, which matches with a famous Jewish composer born around 1882. Since this photograph was taken in 1938, this is not the famous composer, but the similarity in names is interesting nonetheless.

While Vilnius was not formally ghettoized by 1938, only forming in September 1941, the oppressive policies and hardships for Jews in most of Europe and especially in Eastern Europe were apparent and heightened by this point, setting a sombre tone for this photograph.

Photograph of a drawing or painting that seems to depict the reflection of a street with buildings and a pavement as it would appear if mirrored in a puddle. There are cracks in the pavement, and the sky looks dark and ominous. The caption of the photograph says "depth in proportion", perhaps indicating the title of this drawing/painting.