I am reprinting Andrius’s first newsletter appealing for volunteers to join us in helping to find more information on Jonas Noreika, my grandfather, and on other individuals who played a role in facilitating the Holocaust in Lithuania, particularly those war criminals who are regarded as heroes in Lithuania. The call for volunteers is in Lithuanian, …
Changing History
New Material on Jonas Noreika at silviafoti.com: Tab Titled “Noreika a Hero?” Once you click on the tab titled Noreika A Hero? you will see two subtabs: Captain Jonas Noreika Museum and Captain Jonas Noreika Archive, which make available online the documents that captured my grandfather’s crimes, his outlook, and his world. Under the Museum …
Save PMSA! Don’t allow us to “merge”
Yesterday I stayed until after 9 p.m. to attend our district's Board Meeting in which the community was asked to voice their opinion on District 209's Facilities Master Plan. One of the ideas is to close--or merge PMSA with Proviso East or Proviso West. Of course, it's a terrible idea. PMSA was just ranked #8 …
De Colores!
I've just come back from one of the most fantastic and meaningful weekends of my life, a cloistered Catholic retreat called Cursillos. As it is shrouded in secrecy to provide the greatest spiritual impact, I can't reveal too much, other than to say it is extremely powerful, a spiritual energizer that renews faith to the …
Vytis–Lithuania’s symbol of chasing and fighting
Every Lithuanian home in the world has an image of the Vytis (Vee-TISS) hanging on its walls, or standing on a shelf, or resting on the TV, or the piano, or decaled on a car’s rear window, or tattooed on an arm, a back, a leg. A Lithuanian knight holds a sword and a shield …
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