Jan Zwartendijk

Jan Zwartendijk: an unsung hero recognizedJan Zwartendijk: an unsung hero recognized
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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
Lithuanian PM honors memory of Jew rescuer Sugihara, Hiroshima victimsLithuanian PM honors memory of Jew rescuer Sugihara, Hiroshima victims
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Lithuanian PM honors memory of Jew rescuer Sugihara, Hiroshima victims

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, currently visiting Japan, on Thursday honored the memory of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara who rescued…

6 years ago
Japanese diplomat’s son finds forged ‘visas for life’ in Lithuanian archivesJapanese diplomat’s son finds forged ‘visas for life’ in Lithuanian archives
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Japanese diplomat’s son finds forged ‘visas for life’ in Lithuanian archives

The youngest son of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust, discovered in the…

7 years ago
Sugihara Week kicks off in KaunasSugihara Week kicks off in Kaunas
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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…

7 years ago
Light of the Dutch diplomat Zwartendijk will light up KaunasLight of the Dutch diplomat Zwartendijk will light up Kaunas
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Light of the Dutch diplomat Zwartendijk will light up Kaunas

Visiting King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will on Friday unveil in Kaunas, Lithuanian second-largest city,…

7 years ago
Lithuanian president thanks Dutch king for support in security, energyLithuanian president thanks Dutch king for support in security, energy
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Lithuanian president thanks Dutch king for support in security, energy

President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday thanked King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands for his country's support to Lithuania in the areas…

7 years ago
Dutch King Willem-Alexander coming to LithuaniaDutch King Willem-Alexander coming to Lithuania
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander coming to Lithuania

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is coming to Lithuania for a state visit on Wednesday. [...]

7 years ago
Monument to Zwartendijk to restore historic memory, organizers sayMonument to Zwartendijk to restore historic memory, organizers say
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Monument to Zwartendijk to restore historic memory, organizers say

A monument to a Dutch Jew savor in Lithuania's second-largest city of Kaunas, to be built after four years of…

7 years ago
Light installation for rescuer of Jews planned in central Kaunas, LithuaniaLight installation for rescuer of Jews planned in central Kaunas, Lithuania
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Light installation for rescuer of Jews planned in central Kaunas, Lithuania

A light installation is planned in Lithuania's second city Kaunas to honor Jan Zwartendijk, honorary consul of the Netherlands who…

7 years ago