Holocaust

Opinion: Ukrainians, forgotten heroes of Auschwitz

Tuesday marked the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Tanks of the First Ukrainian Front broke through the enclosures 70 years ago.

Lithuanian foreign minister joins Holocaust remembrance event in Auschwitz

On 27 January 2015, Linas Linkevičius , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, together with the delegation led by the President of Lithuania Dalia...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Washington

On Tuesday, an International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony took place in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC. The...

Lithuania grants state pensions to nearly 100 Jew rescuers

Second-degree state pensions were granted to 98 Lithuanian residents who rescued Jews during the Holocaust , the Social Security and Labour Ministry said.

Lithuanian president on Holocaust Day: Some people in Europe won't acknowledge today's aggressor

Europe must learn its history lessons and prevent the rise of a new aggressor whom some people don’t want to see, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė...