Pondering the Past: The Tragic Story of Lithuanian Jewry

This book surveys the rich history of Lithuanian Jewry from the turn of the first millennium to its devastating conclusion during the Second World War, when the Lithuanian Jewish communities were totally wiped out by the Nazis and their collaborators. The participation of many Lithuanians in the persecution of the local Jews is a topic that is hardly popu¬lar in the modern independent state of Lithuania. Pondering the Past counters Lithuanian historians’ attempt to justify the mass murder. ...