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Milan Chersonski: 1937 – 2021

Posted on 14 April 2021 by Defending History

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Milan Chersonski

2 Sept. 1937 – 14 April 2021

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From his dozen years as editor of the Lithuanian Jewish Community’s former quadrilingual newspaper, Jerusalem of Lithuania

His writings over the last decade in Defending History

His 80th Birthday celebration in Vilnius

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