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Lithuania Commemorates Year of Remembrance of the Vilna Ghetto

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The President of Lithuania H.E. Mrs. Dalia Grybauskaite awarded the Life Saving Cross to the late Alisa Benn, the sister of Mrs. Sara Ginaite, who accepted the award on her behalf.

Photo by Dz. Barysaite

During the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilna Ghetto at the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on 20 September

From the right: Minister H.E. Linas Linkevicius, Mrs. Faina Kukliansky, the Chairperson of the Jewish Community of Lithuania, Mr. Aloyzas Stasiuleviciu, the artist, and Dr. Mario Silva, IHRA Chair

Mr. Simonas Alperavicius, the Honorary Chairman of the Lithuanian Jewish Community

H.E. Algirdas Butkevicius, Prime Minister of Lithuania

Photo by Andrius Ufartas

H.E. Vydas Gedvilas, Speaker of the Parliament of Lithuania

Photo by Andrius Ufartas