Friday, February 14, 2014 | 10am
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Roundtable Discussion
Before World War II Lithuania was home to 250,000 Jews. During the Holocaust, over ninety percent of Lithuanian Jewry was killed, and today there are roughly 5,000 Jews in Lithuania.
Join European Union Parliament Member Leonidas Donskis to discuss critical issues facing the Jewish community in Lithuania today, the controversies surrounding the mainstream perception of the Holocaust in Lithuania, and the nature of the reparations awarded to Lithuanian Holocaust survivors in 2013. How will Lithuania come to terms with its past? This esteemed roundtable includes Leonidas Donskis, Faina Kukliansky, Chair of the Lithuanian Jewish Community, eminent historian Saulius Sužiedėlis, Millersville University, and Mikhail Iossel, Moderator, of Concordia University and SLS/Summer Literary Seminars.
Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States Žygimantas Pavilionis and former U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Anne E. Derse will offer introductory remarks.
This program was made possible with support of the Lithuanian Consulate General in New York, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, and additional support by Michael Traison. It is co-sponsored by Tablet Magazine, SLS/Summer Literary Seminars, and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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