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Special Lecture

Lecture by prof. Jay Winter: 'The Odyssey of the Mir Yeshiva from Vilna to Singapore and Beyond'

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https://enrs.eu/edition/between-life-and-death-2024-exhibition-in-kaunas
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Thematic focus

  • Cultural History
  • Economic History
  • Local History
  • Social History
  • Histories of Wars and Warfare
  • History of Anti-Semitism
  • History of Migration
  • Holocaust
  • Remembrance / Collective Memory
  • Europe
  • Second World War
  • 1945-2000

Language

English

Country

Lithuania

Address

Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania

Date

19 April 2024

Time

14:00 - 17:00

(GMT+01:00) Warsaw

Description

We're thrilled to announce that Prof. Jay Winter will be joining us next week, 19 April, to deliver an insightful lecture titled 'The Odyssey of the Mir Yeshiva from Vilna to Singapore and Beyond'. This lecture marks the opening of our exhibition 'Between Life and Death: Stories of Rescue during the Holocaust' in Kaunas, Lithuania. The Mir Yeshiva fled to Kaunas during World War II in 1941 before finding refuge in Shanghai. Their journey to safety, alongside thousands of other Jewish refugees, owes much to the brave efforts of individuals like the Dutch consul Jan Zwartendijk and the Japanese consul-general to Lithuania, Chiune Sugihara.

Organiser

European Network Remembrance and Solidarity