An alleged Lithuanian war criminal said he worked to prevent the massacres of Jews during the war, according to Lithuanian news reports. But Jewish officials said the claims by the 92-year-old Aleksandras Lileikis, who served as chief of the Lithuanian security police, are ludicrous.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.