Rescuing the Jews in Lithuania during World War II: Practices of Creating a Lithuanian Museum Narrative

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Lithuanian historiography shows that the topic of rescuing the Jews in Lithuania during World War II (WWII) is intertwined into different narrative schemes: the pre-Holocaust story of the rescue of Jewish refugees at the beginning of WWII and the topic of the Holocaust in Lithuania. The question is...

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Published in:	Lietuvos Istorijos Studijos
Main Author:	Rūta Šermukšnytė
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Vilnius University Press 2023-12-01
Subjects:	Rescuing the Jews World War II Holocaust Lithuanian museums exhibition
Online Access:	https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/lietuvos-istorijos-studijos/article/view/33914

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