Kaunas

Jan Zwartendijk

Dutch diplomat was punished for saving Jews in the Holocaust, new book reveals

Jan Zwartendijk was given a dressing down by a top official at the Foreign Ministry, which also blocked a royal recognition of his actions.

October 9, 2018 8:12 am

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Lithuanian troops train at former concentration camp where 5,000 Jews are buried

The Seventh Fort in Kaunas has been run privately by a military enthusiast who hosts summer camps for children and private events on the grounds.

August 31, 2017 6:11 am

Mystery pre-Holocaust photo trove turns out to be of family of US scholars

When an American photographer stumbled on the collection in the storage room of a Lithuanian museum, he knew it was something special.

May 3, 2016 12:41 pm

Lithuanian fascists march near execution site of 10,000 Jews

February 17, 2015 6:00 am

Jewish Women, Liberated from German Camp, Return to Their Homes in Vilna

Description of Liquidation of Kaunas Ghetto Written by One of Victims is Unearthed

September 27, 1944 4:00 am

Latvian Partisans Rescue 600 Jews; 4,000 Jews Held in Baltic Coastal Town

Moscow Jewish Committee Issues Report on Nazi Extermination of Jews in Kaunas

About 1000 Jews Survive in Kaunas; Many Burned Alive by Germans Before Their Retreat

10,000 Jews Murdered in Kaunas Prior to German Retreat, British Correspondent Reports

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