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Sunday 29 August 2021

Eighty years ago to the day, 29 Aug. 1941, all the town’s Jewish residents were massacred in the Holocaust, mostly by local white-armbander (“LAF”) fascists in partnership with occupying Nazi forces

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At the regional museum’s initiative, bilingual signs mark out the Jewish cultural heritage. More here.

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Defending History has a Malát section, which has followed the events — and their meaning — over the last five years

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Tzvi Kritzer’s 2018 documentary film, “The Last Sunday in August” now on youtube

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Just released: Lithuanian playwright Marius Ivaskevicius, major figure in 2016 impact of the Malát events, interviews DH editor in 2017

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Two Defending History authors on the 2016 events: Julius Norwilla; Dovid Katz (with added links)

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DH’s media tracker for the original 2016 events

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Recent article on current projects by the Malát museum’s director, Viktorija Kazlienė