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Society

The day Lithuania became a culture of we

Nearly three thousand participants walked this day to pay tribute to the over 2,000 Jewish Lithuanians – 700 adults and 1463 children – who were murdered here on August 29, 1941. […]

Zarasai
Society

Zarasai marks European days of Jewish culture

The town of Zarasai, nestled in the picturesque north-east of the country amongst sparkling lakes and gently rolling hills, may be best known as a summer holiday destination, but for two days this weekend it chose to highlight a different side of its cultural history. To mark the European Days of Jewish Culture, the Zarasai Regional Museum organised three events that gave the public an opportunity to reflect on the region’s largely vanished Jewish heritage. […]

Memorial march in Molėtai
Foreign affairs

Lithuanians ‘more open’ about Holocaust – President Grybauskaitė

Lithuanians are starting to face the Holocaust more openly, which facilitates friendlier relations with Israel, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Monday after an event honouring Jewish victims World War Two massacre in Molėtai. […]

Painting by David Labkovski
Culture

Litvak painter’s works ‘good introduction to teaching about Holocaust’ in US schools

The works of Vilnius-born Jewish painter David Labkovski that were recently presented in Los Angeles could serve as a good introduction to teaching about the Holocaust in US schools, researchers say. […]

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Society

No one will be prosecuted from Lithuanian Holocaust perpetrators list, says Lithuanian prosecutor

Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office has analysed a list of some 2,000 people suspected of involvement in the Holocaust, but will not be pursuing charges, because not one of them is still alive, 15min.lt reports. […]