Tag: Lithuanian Jews
Jewish identity in Lithuania today
Join YIVO for a conversation about the resurgence of interest in Jewish identity in Lithuania today. YIVO’s Executive Director Jonathan Brent will interview Miglė Anušauskaitė, Anna Avidan, Kestas Pikunas, and former Lithuanian Minister of Culture Mindaugas Kvietkauskas about their work with...
One more year until book on Jonas Noreika published!
A deathbed promise leads to a daughter discovering her famous grandfather General Storm of Lithuania wasn’t just a war hero—he was a Nazi war criminal.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would...
Film documents massacre of Jews in Lithuanian shtetl
Molètai is a small town in Lithuania with a dark past.
On Aug. 29, 1941, Molètai residents, in partnership with Nazi officers, massacred the Jewish townspeople. These victims had been rounded up a few days...
Defective Heroes
Defective heroes abound. Currently, in Lithuania, evil is on display.
Prior to 1915, (for approximately 700 years), Jews lived in Lithuanian territories and enjoyed relative peace. After a Russian expulsion of Jews, independent Lithuania realized...