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 deeds of an unsung hero from the tumultuous days of World War II. Mr. Jan […]
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 […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, currently visiting Japan, on Thursday honored the memory of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara who rescued Jews from the Holocaust, and also paid respect to victims of the Hiroshima atomic bombing. […]
The youngest son of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust, discovered in the Lithuanian Central State Archives (LCSA) that some of the so-called “visas for life” issued by his father were forgeries. […]
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. […]
Visiting King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will on Friday unveil in Kaunas, Lithuanian second-largest city, a symbolic light monument to Dutch diplomat Jan Zwartendijk who saved Jews during WWII. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday thanked King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands for his country’s support to Lithuania in the areas of security and energy. […]
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is coming to Lithuania for a state visit on Wednesday. […]
A monument to a Dutch Jew savor in Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas, to be built after four years of preparations, will restore the historic memory in Kaunas, the Lithuanian and Dutch partners behind the project say. […]
A light installation is planned in Lithuania’s second city Kaunas to honor Jan Zwartendijk, honorary consul of the Netherlands who rescued Jews in the interwar period. […]
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