Holocaust

Charity concert raises €125k for Lithuanians who risked lives to save Jews

Over €125,000 euros have been raised in a charity concert organized by the Lithuanian Jewish Community and the Order of Malta for non- Jews who risked...

British expat peels layers of Litvak history in Kaunas

People like anniversaries, and 75 years since the establishment of Kaunas Ghetto is a good opportunity to remember the history of Lithuania's Litvaks , says...

'75 year-long musical composition' to be played to commemorate Lithuania's Holocaust victims

The award-winning founder and director of the International Centre for Litvak Photography Richard Schofield recently commissioned a piece of music to be...

Roma 'should not be forgotten when paying tribute to Nazi victims'

Members of Lithuania's Roma community who perished during World War Two should have a day of commemoration, say public organizations. They add that the...

Lithuanian prosecutors start to investigate alleged Holocaust perpetrators on list

Lithuania's Prosecutor General's Office said Thursday it would investigate a list of about 2,000 Lithuanians who may have taken part in the killing of...