u ania ▁was ▁built . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁and ▁August , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁German ▁soldiers ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁local ▁white ▁arm band ers ▁mass ac red ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 0 0 ▁Jews ▁from ▁Pak ru oj is ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁M ork ak al nis ▁forest . ▁ ▁Pak ru oj is ▁wooden ▁syn agog ue ▁surv ived ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁the ▁wooden ▁syn agog ues ▁that ▁surv ives ▁in ▁Lith u ania , ▁but ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁d eter ior ating ▁condition ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time . ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁syn agog ue ▁suffered ▁severe ▁damage ▁in ▁a ▁possible ▁ar son ▁fire , ; ▁it ▁under w ent ▁rest oration ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁was ▁re open ed ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁Pak ru oj is ▁was ▁granted ▁city ▁rights . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁a ▁railway ▁from ▁Rad v ili š k is ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁and ▁narrow ▁railway ▁replaced ▁with ▁wide ▁railway . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁Pak ru oj is ▁was ▁approved . ▁ ▁International ▁relations ▁ ▁T win ▁towns ▁— ▁sister ▁cities ▁Pak ru oj is ▁is ▁tw inned ▁with : ▁ ▁Mar iest ad , ▁Sweden ▁ ▁B aus ka , ▁Lat