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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Dr Simonas Strelcovas: Echoes of the Past - Looking towards the Future: Jewish History and its Presence today at the Vilna Gaon Museum
DESCRIPTION:Join the JHGC and the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to South Africa for\nIn Conversation with Dr Simonas Strelcovas: Echoes of the Past – Looking towards the Future: Jewish History and its Presence today at the Vilna Gaon Museum\n  \nStep into the story of Lithuania’s Jewish heritage—a tale of resilience\, culture\, and memory. From Vilnius\, once the “Jerusalem of the North\,” to the Holocaust’s tragic scars and today’s preservation efforts\, this presentation delves into the rich Jewish legacy and the future of its remembrance. Explore how the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History safeguards this past through artifacts\, personal narratives\, and groundbreaking research. Join us on a journey through time as the Museum honours history and shapes the future of Jewish heritage in Lithuania. \nIn 2007\, Simonas Strelcovas defended his doctoral dissertation at Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania. From 2008 to 2018\, he worked at Šiauliai University Lithuania\, holding positions as an associate professor in the Department of History\, chairman of the Scientific Institute Council\, and head of the Humanities Research Center. In 2016\, he completed a research internship at Waseda University in Tokyo\, and in 2018\, he interned at Meiji University in Nagoya. Since 2016\, he has been an expert for the Research Council of Lithuania. Since 2022\, he has been teaching at Vilnius University. In 2023\, he was awarded the title of Honorary Associate Professor at the Faculty of History of Vilnius University. Since 2023\, he has been the director of the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History. \nHis main research interests include the history of World War II refugees in Lithuania\, military history\, and the history of everyday life. He is the author of three monographs and several dozen scholarly articles. \nRSVP is essential here
URL:https://jhbholocaust.co.za/event/in-conversation-with-dr-simonas-strelcovas-echoes-of-the-past-looking-towards-the-future-jewish-history-and-its-presence-today-at-the-vilna-gaon-museum/
LOCATION:Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre\, 1 Duncombe Rd\, Johannesburg\, Gauteng\, 2193\, South Africa
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