- Swinciāny
Swinciāny, s. Swjenzjanh.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Swinciāny, s. Swjenzjanh.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Swenziany — Swenziany, Kreis u. Stadt, s. Swinciany … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
OVCHINSKI, LEVI — (d. 1941?), rabbi, scholar, and historian. Born in Daugieliszki (Vilna province), Lithuania, Ovchinski studied at the yeshivah in Lida. After living for a time in Swinciany, in 1897 he was appointed rabbi in Alt Autz, Courland, and afterward… … Encyclopedia of Judaism