Holocaust

  • Society

Jan Zwartendijk: an unsung hero recognized

On 14 September 2023, a historic recognition was made by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, shedding light on the valorous…

1 year ago
  • Culture

Arūnas Gėlūnas: Illuminating Cultural Ties and Shared Histories

In the panorama of cultural conservationists, the General Director of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art, Arūnas Gėlūnas, emerges as…

1 year ago
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German Ambassador’s speech: The deep well of the past. 80 years after the Holocaust began in Lithuania.

H.E. German Ambassador Matthias Sonn spoke at the international conference dedicated to the memory of Professor Irena Veisaitė “Breaking Past:…

3 years ago
  • History

V. Sinica. Lithuania doesn`t glorify Nazis and Noreika wasn`t one (a response to Silvia Foti)

Silvia Foti is a granddaughter of the anti-Nazi and anti-Soviet resistance member Jonas Noreika, participant of the June Uprising in…

4 years ago
  • History

MP Anušauskas: Strong testimony of Jesuit priest exonerates Jonas Noreika-General Storm of participation in the Holocaust

The fact that a document found in the Jesuit provincial archives (153 pages long), containing the testimony of Jonas Noreika…

5 years ago
  • History

Will we tussle with history for long?

With a hot summer underway, two history-related resolutions emerged in Seimas almost at the same time and it would seem…

5 years ago
  • Global LT

Collapsing and constructed identity: A conversation with Author Gint Aras

Rising literary talent, Gint Aras (Karolis Gintaras Žukauskas,) shares stories created of raw natural artistry and studied precision. A Lithuanian-American…

5 years ago
  • History

A response to E. Zurof regarding A. Ramanauskas-Vanagas

E. Zuroff’s comments on A. Ramanauskas-Vanagas have appeared on the BBC. It is important to analyse the Druskininkai episode in…

5 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania awards 39 citizens for rescuing Jews during WWII

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday awarded 39 Lithuanian citizens who risked their lives and the lives of their families…

6 years ago
  • Society

Jew savers to be honored in Lithuania

People who rescued Jews from the Holocaust during WWII will be honored in Lithuania on Friday. [...]

6 years ago
  • Society

Sugihara Week kicks off in Kaunas

Lithuania's second-biggest city of Kaunas is launching on Monday a week of events to commemorate Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

Will Lithuania become Israel’s wedge in the European Union? The message Netanyahu sends to his own

With B. Netanyahu's historic visit concluding, Lithuania is beginning to lean toward the US' position on Iran. This was the…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Israeli PM speaks about friendship of ‘2 small democracies’ as he meets Lithuanian Jews

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about a friendship between "two small democracies" as he met with the Jewish community…

6 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania will promote Jews’ savers in documentaries, president says

Lithuania will support projects and produce documentaries to introduce to the world the Righteous Among the Nations from Lithuania, Lithuanian…

6 years ago
  • Society

Over hundred people honor memory of Holocaust victims in Vilnius

Around one hundred people on Wednesday took part in the 11th March of the Living to honor the memory of…

6 years ago
  • Society

Hundreds gather in Vilnius cemetery to mark end of WWII

Hundreds of people gathered in Vilnius' Antakalnis Cemetery on Wednesday to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Soviet victory in…

6 years ago
  • Society

Ground-breaking ceremony for “The Lost Shtetl,” a unique museum and memorial complex in Lithuania designed by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki architects

On Friday 4th May the ground-breaking ceremony will take place in Šeduva, Lithuania, for The Lost Shtetl Museum and Memorial…

6 years ago
  • History

“Jewish Death Camps”: on moral illiteracy, and the real face of Poland today

Renowned European historian Dr Inna Rogatchi, interviewed by Rochel Sylvetsky for Arutz Sheva, gives an insightful perception of the new…

7 years ago
  • Society

Embassy of Israel welcomes Lithuania’s decision to adopt the IHRA working definition of anti-Semitism

The Embassy of Israel welcomes the Lithuanian Government's decision to adopt the IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) working definition of…

7 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania’s biggest cities to pay tribute to Holocaust victims

Vilnius and Panevėžys will Friday pay tribute to the memory of victims of the Holocaust, with events for the International…

7 years ago