An American Family History

Vilna in Lithuanian and Yiddish, Vilnius in Polish, Wilno in Russian

Vilna is the capital city of Lithuania. It was part of Poland and Poland was part of the Russian empire.
In 1861 a restriction limiting Jewish residence to certain streets was abrogated. In 1881 there were anti-Jewish riots. The 1897 census showed 63,831 Jewish inhabitants. Congested conditions and increasing unemployment led to large-scale emigration.