A reception was held at a central Vilnius residence in honor Vilnius of Professor Sara Ginaite of Toronto, veteran of the anti-Nazi resistance, who defied prosecutors’ threats to visit her native Lithuania. In a show of support, the United States Embassy’s political officer Tim O’Connor joined the group honoring Prof. Ginaite, as did the Lithuanian foreign ministry’s Jolanda Kriskovieciene (in a personal capacity).
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From left: Tim O’Connor, Faina Kukliansky, Sara Ginaite, Dovid Katz, Jolanda Kriskovieciene.