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The Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History and the South African Holocaust and Genocide Foundation Strengthen Cooperation Added 2025-03-03 On March 2, 2025, in Johannesburg, Dr. Simonas Strelcovas, Director of the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History, and Tali Nates, Chairperson of the South African Holocaust and Genocide Foundation (SAHGF), signed a cooperation agreement in the field...
Commemoration the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Johannesburg Added 2025-01-31 Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, representatives from the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in South Africa participated in the International Holocaust Remembrance Day  ceremony at the  Johannesburg...
The memory of the deceased prominent members of Lithuanian diaspora was honoured on All Saints' and All Souls' Days Added 2024-11-01 In keeping with Lithuanian tradition on All Saints' and All Souls' Days (November 1 and 2) we honour the deceased prominent members of Lithuanian diaspora.
The Day of the Genocide of the Jews of Lithuania has been commemorated in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Added 2024-10-16 The Day of the Genocide of the Jews of Lithuania has been commemorated at the Genocide and Holocaust Centers in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
An event commemorating the Holocaust victims in Lithuania and the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilnius Ghetto was held in South Africa Added 2023-10-11 H.E. Ms Rasa Jankauskaite, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania, attended a memorial event in Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC) to honor Jewish victims of the Holocaust in Lithuania and commemorate the 80th anniversary of the...
The voice of the Vilnius nightingale comes to life in a new exhibition in Cape Town Added 2023-06-20 A mobile exhibition dedicated to the life story of the famuos singer Chayela Rosenthal (1924-1979) has opened at the Holocaust and Genocide Center in Cape Town on June 18, 2023.
‘‘Musical Stories from Lithuania’’ will continue to be broadcast Added 2021-07-09 On the occasion of the Lithuanian Statehood Day and to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of South Africa, as well as the 80th anniversary of the...
‘‘Musical Stories from Lithuania’’ - a gift to all South African music lovers, and notably for the South African Lithuanian and Litvak communities Added 2021-05-24 On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of South Africa, and on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Lithuanian National...
Commemoration of the Lithuanian Independence Day in South Africa Added 2021-02-15 In commemoration of the Independence Day, the Lithuanian Ambassador to South Africa Mr. Dainius Junevičius invited all the compatriots, representatives of the South African Government, cultural, academic, business as well as the diplomatic...
Recordings of the online events, dedicated to commemorate the year of the Vilna Gaon and the History of the Jews of Lithuania Added 2020-12-10 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, During November 2020, the Embassy of Lithuania, in cooperation with the other distinguished counterparts in South Africa, Israel and Lithuania, has arranged a series of virtual events, dedicated to commemorate the...