Jewish cemeteries, synagogues, and mass graves in Lithuania

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Knyga / Book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Jewish cemeteries, synagogues, and mass graves in Lithuania
Publication Data:
Washington : U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, 2015.
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72 p
Contents:
1. Origin, Mission, and Development of the Survey — 2. A Brief History of Jewish Settlement in Lithuania: 1. Jewish Life and Jewish Cultural Sites in Lithuania Today; 2. Jewish Tourism in Lithuania; 3. Jewish Museums; 4. Other Jewish Institutions — 3. Overview: Jewish Monuments in Lithuania: 1. Synagogues; Table 1: Select Surviving Synagogues and Former Synagogue Buildings; 2. Jewish Cemeteries: a. Cemeteries in Vilnius and Kaunas; b. Cemeteries Elsewhere in Lithuania; c. General Site Descriptions; d. Appearance and Condition; e. Gravestones and Memorial Markers; f. Structures; g. Current Use; h. Cemetery Care and Restoration; i. Additional Information — 3. Holocaust Sites in Lithuania: a. Paneriai; b. Ninth Fort; c. Other Holocaust Sites; Table 2: Jewish Cemeteries by District and Local Population; Table 3: Signage, Walls, and Gates at Cemeteries; Table 4: Area of Lithuanian Jewish Cemetery Sites and Condition of Stones by Municipality; Table 5: Ownership and Use of Structures within Lithuanian Jewish Cemetery Sites by Municipality; List of Holocaust Mass Grave Sites in Lithuania — Appendix 1: Contact organizations and individuals — Appendix 2: Select bibliography.
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Etninės grupės / Ethnic groups; Kultūros paveldas / Cultural heritage; Holokaustas / Holocaust; 1569-1795. Lietuva ATR laikotarpiu; 1795-1915. Lietuva Rusijos imperijos sudėtyje; 1915-1918. Kaizerinės Vokietijos okupacija; 1918-1940. Lietuva tarpukario metais; 1940-1990. Lietuva okupacijų metais; 1990-21 amžius. Antroji Lietuvos Respublika; Lietuva (Lithuania).
Summary / Abstract:

ENIn Vilnius, Lithuania, on October 15th, 2002, then Commission Chairman Warren L. Miller and Lithuania’s Minister of Culture, Roma Dovydeniene, signed an Agreement between the United States and Lithuania on the Protection and Preservation of Certain Cultural Properties. Article 5 of the Agreement provides that “properties of cultural heritage... that are of special significance shall be designated in the lists of items of cultural heritage. Such lists shall be publicly announced and communicated to competent federal, stale, and local authorities.” In accordance with the Agreement and the U.S. law that established the Commission, the Commission initiated surveys in Lithuania to identify, inventory, and describe cultural heritage property of groups that, according to Article 4 of the Agreement, are “unable ... to ensure adequate protection and preservation of' such sites. In cooperation with the Jewish Communities of Lithuania, a survey of Jewish cemeteries and mass gravesites was conducted from 2001 through 2003. This is a report on the findings of that survey. A survey related to Old Believer Christian sites was also conducted. The Commission published a report on the survey of Old Believer sites in 2006.In the survey of Jewish sites, teams visited and described 399 Jewish cemeteries and Holocaust sites. Sometimes, a single site might be listed twice, such as a cemetery that also contains a Holocaust mass grave. Clusters of mass graves, however, are only counted once. Subsequently, information was also gathered about synagogues from various sources. The survey collected data regarding the location, condition, and ownership, etc. of Jewish cemeteries and Holocaust sites in Lithuania to facilitate the Commission’s efforts to encourage Lithuanian government and private efforts to protect and preserve the sites. Records of the Jewish Communities of Lithuania were used to identity the location of Jewish sites. A priority was placed on creating an inventory of sites that have been seriously abused or desecrated.

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