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Many of our ancestors came from Lithuania and while 96% percent of Lithuania’s Jews were murdered in the Shoah, it is possible to travel in their footsteps in present day Lithuania. In this presentation Sara Ani will share with you what she saw on her trip to Lithuania this past summer. One can not only see the mass killing sites and memorials to victims of the Shoah and their decimated communities, but also find the ghostly remains of Jewish life before World War II, even her Great Great Grandmother’s grave! You will follow in her footsteps to see what life was like in the Shtetls of Lithuania before the war, the remnants of Jewish homes, shops, synagogues, cemeteries and Yeshivot as well as the places that marked the mass destruction of the Litvak community. You will hear pertinent information on how to find some of the more obscure locations of mass graves and forgotten cemeteries as well as helpful hints concerning getting around in Lithuania, finding a guide, where to stay, pray and eat for those who keep kosher. Sara Ani will share some of the research she did that made my travels more meaningful and more productive and will discuss the question: "Where do we go from here?"
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