Other events in Baltic States

On 24 September, representatives of the British, Jewish and Lithuanian communities in the United Kingdom as well as members of parliament and foreign diplomats residing in London gathered at the Embassy to commemorate the victims of the Shoah in Lithuania, the Embassy reports LETA/ELTA.

The commemorative evening began with the traditional candle-lightening ceremony and prayers led by Rabbi Herschel Gluck. The keynote speech was delivered by the Holocaust survivor Prof Irena Veisaite who shared her personal story of the Shoah. The evening also included Yves Plasseraud's book launch Irena Veisaite: Tolerance and Involvement and a music performance by Ugn? Tiskute. The opening of the dedicated exhibition The Rescued Lithuanian Jewish Child talks about the Shoah concluded the commemorations.

"It is our moral obligation to victims and survivors of the Holocaust to carry on the torch of remembrance of the Shoah tragedy. We lost most of our Jewish community which lived in Lithuania for centuries, a community of tremendous spiritual, cultural and intellectual magnitude," Lithuanian Ambassador to the UK Asta Skaisgyryte said.

The diplomat also emphasized the fact that independent Lithuania has accepted its historical responsibility towards its Jewry and that the ongoing reconciling processes between Lithuanians and Jews will be completed.