Gdje sam? Skip Navigation Links Vijesti i arhiva

Novosti News

30.9.2017. 18:31
Litva
 

The National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews was commemorated in Vilnius on 26 September.

National memorial day for Lithuanian Holocaust victims commemorated in Vilnius

A memorial ceremony for the victims of the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews took place at the Paneriai Memorial. The event was attended by top government officials, representatives of the Lithuanian Jewish Community, foreign embassies in Lithuania, state institutions and other guests. 

During the event, the Prime Minister of Lithuania Saulius Skvernelis, the Ambassador of Israel Amir Maimon, the Chair of the Jewish Community of Lithuania Faina Kukliansky, and the Signatory of the Independence Act Emanuelis Zingeris gave speeches. The guests laid wreaths and the Jewish prayer for the dead was chanted.

Memorijalna  ceremonija za žrtve genocida nad litvanskim Židovima održana  je kod  Paneriai memorijala. Prisustvovali su  najviši državni službenici, predstavnici litvanskih Židovskih zajednica, strani ambasadori, državne institucije i gosti. 

Govorili su premijer, ambasador Izraela, predsjednik Židovske zajednice i potpisnik  odluke o nezavisnosti, te su položili vijence. Pjevao se kiduš za mrtve.  Litva je označila 23. rujan kao nacionalni memorijalni dan genocida nad Židovima u Litvi. Taj datum označava vrijeme kada je likvidiran geto u Vilni.