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Office of Vilnius’s Rabbi Sholom Ber Krinsky Releases Text of Public Letter to WJRO and Foreign Board Members of GWF

Posted on 24 August 2026 by Defending History


OPINION | LITHUANIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY ISSUES | LITVAK AFFAIRS | TEXTBOOK CASE OF FAILURE OF RESTITUTION FOR PLUNDERED PREWAR JEWISH ASSETS | GOOD WILL FOUNDATION | STOLEN ELECTION SAGA | AJC MISADVENTURES IN LITHUANIA | CHABAD IN LITHUANIA

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VILNIUS—The office of Rabbi Sholom Ber Krinsky, Chabad’s rabbi in Lithuania, who for thirty-two years has been the city’s only resident rabbi, today released for publication the following statement addressed to the WJRO and other foreign members of the two boards of the Good Will Foundation:

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Posted in "Good Will Foundation" (Jewish Restitution in Lithuania), Chabad in Vilnius, Lithuania, Lithuania: Textbook Case of East European Restitution (for Lost Jewish Assets) Abused to Dismantle a Vibrant Jewish Community, Lithuania's Jewish Community Issues, Litvak Affairs, News & Views, Opinion | Tagged Andrew Baker (AJC), Andrew Baker (GWF), Arie Bucheister (Claims Conference), Faina Kukliansky (GWF), Gideon Taylor (WJRO), Herbert Block + AZM, Mark Weitzman (WJRO), Nachliel Dison (WJRO), Ted Deutsch (AJC) | Comments Off on Office of Vilnius’s Rabbi Sholom Ber Krinsky Releases Text of Public Letter to WJRO and Foreign Board Members of GWF
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