Jesuit priest Jonas Borevičius
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 (General Storm) and his relationship with the rescue of the Jews, is weighty. First of […]

No Picture
Society

Jew savers to be honored in Lithuania

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

Paneriai Holocaust Memorial
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 the Holocaust victims. […]

Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects Lost Shtetl museum render
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 designed by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects. The ceremony will mark the official start of on-site preparations for the construction of the 3000m2 museum, which will stand to remember and teach about life in what was a predominantly Jewish area – before local populations were decimated by the Holocaust, according to a press release from Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects. […]

Remember Holocaust
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 Holocaust Remembrance Day held in other cities of Lithuania. […]