In Lithuania, the Day of Mourning and Hope remembrance events began at the end of May, when more than 150 school communities began civic initiatives in cities and towns.The civic initiative “Abandoned Homes…” was organized in several ways – schools and Tolerance Education Centers had model cardboard houses installations in their premises, parks or other public places.  More…

June 14th is the Day of Mourning and Hope in remembrance of the 1941 Mass Deportations to Siberia which began on this day, lasted through 1944-1953 and repressed more than 300 000 lives. Since 2004, the International Commission has been initiating civic initiatives for Lithuanian schools to commemorate the Day of Mourning and Hope. This year schools and Tolerance Education Centers were asked to join the civic initiative “Abandoned Homes…”  More…

At the end of May, a group of students from Vilnius Naujamiestis Secondary School visited the Yiddish  institute in Vilnius University.  More…