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Alternate names: Siesikai [Lith], Sheshik [Yid], Siesiki [Pol], Sesik, Siyesikay, Siesikų, Sessiki, Sesiki, Sesikay, שעשיק-Yiddish.  55°18' N, 24°30' E, 36 miles NE of Kaunas (Kovno), 21 miles E of Kedainiai (Keidan), 10 miles WNW of Ukmergė (Vilkomir). 1923 Jewish population: 125. Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), X, p. 600: "Siesiki". [March 2009]

MASS GRAVE: Forest, I km from Siesikai in the direction of Pagirys and pine forest of Pivonija, about 4 km from Ukmerge; 177-178; pic. # 315-318 US Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad