Daily Archives: 24 September 2021
Open Letter to (1) Archimenai; (2) Institute of Design & Restoration; (3) Sigitas Kuncevičius; (4) Vilnius Architecture Studio
Posted in Cemeteries and Mass Graves, Human Rights, Lithuania, Litvak Affairs, News & Views, Old Vilna Jewish Cemetery at Piramónt (in Šnipiškės / Shnípishok), Opinion, Politics of Memory
Tagged Archimenai, Projektavimo ir restauravimo institutas, Sigitas Kuncevičius, Vilniaus architektūros studija, Vilnius Architecture Studios, Vilnius Institute of Design, Vilnius Jewish cemetery
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Updates & Aftermath to Lithuanian Gov’s Cancellation of Vilnius “Convention Center in the Cemetery”
[latest update]
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Congratulations (16 Aug 2021) to Lithuania’s gov on cancelling convention center
Ben Cohen in The Algemeiner
HISTORY OF THE LAST 7 YEARS
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JUMP TO MOST RECENT…
16 AUG 2021—Defending History reports on the Lithuanian government’s cancellation of the “convention center in the cemetery” citing Alfa.lt and BNS and derivitate media reports. Congratulations are offered on the historic turnabout.
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17 AUG 2021—The official state-sponsored “Lithuanian Jewish Community,” in a shock to many Jewish people, reported the news with this headline: “Almost Half Million Euros Wasted on Palace of Sports Reconstruction Project” (as PDF)
Posted in "Admas Kodesh", Cemeteries and Mass Graves, CPJCE (London), Human Rights, Lithuania, Litvak Affairs, News & Views, Old Vilna Jewish Cemetery at Piramónt (in Šnipiškės / Shnípishok), Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius
Tagged Admas Kodesh, CPJCE (Committee for Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries), Jewish cemeteries in Europe, Piramont Snipiskes cemetery, Prof. B. Fryshman, Rabbi Chaim Burshtein, Sporto rumai (Vilnius), Vilnius Jewish cemetery
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