Language:
English
Year of publication:
2001
Titel der Quelle:
Lituanus; the Lithuanian Quarterly
Angaben zur Quelle:
47,4 (2001) 16-46
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
Abstract:
Jews lived in Lithuania from the 14th century; up to World War II their relations with the Lithuanians were relatively good. Antisemitism increased in the 1930s, as a result of economic competition and under the influence of Nazi Germany. The annexation of Lithuania by the USSR in 1940 and the German invasion in June 1941 caused an upsurge in anti-Jewish sentiment. Many Lithuanians took part in riots and looting, and later in Nazi-organized massacres of Jews. After the war, both official Soviet and Lithuanian emigre historiography concealed the scope of the Lithuanians' involvement in the genocide. From 1991, Lithuania acknowledged the nation's responsibility, which was expressed in statements made by state and Church leaders, in historical works, and in periodicals. States that the traditional accusation against the Jews of participation in the Sovietization of Lithuania is ungrounded. Jews suffered no less than Lithuanians from the Soviet regime. Notes that admission of the nation's responsibility for the Holocaust is accompanied by endeavors to revive Jewish culture in Lithuania.
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