On 14 September 2023, a historic recognition was made by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, shedding light on the valorous deeds of an unsung hero from the tumultuous days of World War II. Mr. Jan […]
In the panorama of cultural conservationists, the General Director of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art, Arūnas Gėlūnas, emerges as a luminary. His dedication is not bound by the confines of museums or galleries; it […]
H.E. German Ambassador Matthias Sonn spoke at the international conference dedicated to the memory of Professor Irena Veisaitė “Breaking Past: USSR – German War and Narratives of Mass Violence in Central and Eastern Europe”, Vilnius, […]
Silvia Foti is a granddaughter of the anti-Nazi and anti-Soviet resistance member Jonas Noreika, participant of the June Uprising in 1941, imprisoned by Nazis in Stutthof in 1943, returned to Lithuania to organise new resistance […]
The fact that a document found in the Jesuit provincial archives (153 pages long), containing the testimony of Jonas Noreika (General Storm) and his relationship with the rescue of the Jews, is weighty. First of […]
With a hot summer underway, two history-related resolutions emerged in Seimas almost at the same time and it would seem that they will both be met with controversy. A resolution proposed by Seimas Speaker Viktoras […]
Rising literary talent, Gint Aras (Karolis Gintaras Žukauskas,) shares stories created of raw natural artistry and studied precision. A Lithuanian-American native of Chicago’s suburb of Cicero, he’s the author of the novels, Finding the Moon […]
E. Zuroff’s comments on A. Ramanauskas-Vanagas have appeared on the BBC. It is important to analyse the Druskininkai episode in A. Ramanauskas’ biography in detail because the KGB strove to seek accusations for every single […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday awarded 39 Lithuanian citizens who risked their lives and the lives of their families to rescue Jews from death and persecution during World War II with Life Saving Crosses. […]
People who rescued Jews from the Holocaust during WWII will be honored in Lithuania on Friday. […]
Lithuania’s second-biggest city of Kaunas is launching on Monday a week of events to commemorate Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Lithuanian Jews from the Holocaust during World War Two. […]
With B. Netanyahu’s historic visit concluding, Lithuania is beginning to lean toward the US‘ position on Iran. This was the discussion topic on Delfi’s Dėmesio Centre with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lithuanian Prime […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about a friendship between “two small democracies” as he met with the Jewish community of Lithuania on the last day of his visit to Vilnius on Sunday. […]
Lithuania will support projects and produce documentaries to introduce to the world the Righteous Among the Nations from Lithuania, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says, adding that she discussed such possibilities with the German ambassador to Lithuania. […]
Hundreds of people gathered in Vilnius’ Antakalnis Cemetery on Wednesday to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II. […]
On Friday 4th May the ground-breaking ceremony will take place in Šeduva, Lithuania, for The Lost Shtetl Museum and Memorial designed by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects. The ceremony will mark the official start of on-site preparations for the construction of the 3000m2 museum, which will stand to remember and teach about life in what was a predominantly Jewish area – before local populations were decimated by the Holocaust, according to a press release from Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects. […]
Renowned European historian Dr Inna Rogatchi, interviewed by Rochel Sylvetsky for Arutz Sheva, gives an insightful perception of the new Polish Holocaust Law and Poland today. The interview first appeared in israelnationalnews.com […]
The Embassy of Israel welcomes the Lithuanian Government’s decision to adopt the IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) working definition of anti-Semitism, the Embassy of Israel stated in a press release. […]
Vilnius and Panevėžys will Friday pay tribute to the memory of victims of the Holocaust, with events for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day held in other cities of Lithuania. […]
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