Official translation 08 December 2010 Draft GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA RESOLUTION No of 8 December 2010 ON THE APPROVAL OF MEASURES FOR COMMEMORATION OF THE YEAR OF REMEMBRANCE OF LITHUANIAN CITIZENS HOLOCAUST VICTIMS Vilnius For the purpose of the implementation of Article 2 of Resolution No XI-1017 of the Seimas of the of 21 September 2010 declaring the Year the Year of Remembrance of n Citizens Holocaust Victims (Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 113-5743, 2010), the Government of the h a s r e s o l v e d : 1. to approve the Measures for Commemoration of the Year of Remembrance of n Citizens Holocaust Victims (as appended). 2. to establish that the measures shall be implemented within the financial possibilities of the State from the allocated in the budget of the, European Union (hereinafter referred to as the EU) funds, municipal budgets and other legally obtained funds. 3. to instruct the Prime Minister to hold in quarterly meetings of the Working Group set up by ordinance No 367 of the Prime Minister of the of 14 October 2010 to discuss progress reports by institutions responsible for the implementation of the Measures Marking the Year of Remembrance of the n Citizens, the Victims of the Holocaust for. 4. to propose to the institutions implementing the Measures for Commemoration of the Year of Remembrance of n Citizens Holocaust Victims to cooperate with foreign partners, inviting them to contribute to the implementation of measures marking the Year of Remembrance of n Citizens Holocaust Victims. 5. to recommend that municipalities pay special attention in to cleaning Holocaust memorial sites and Jewish cemeteries, as well as make inventory and registration thereof in the Real Estate Register. 6. to propose to the President of the, Seimas of the, of, in 1
, the n Institute of History, Vilnius University, the Centre for Studies of the Culture and History of East European Jews, the Jewish Culture and Information Centre, the n Radio and Television, the Jewish, municipalities, and other bodies to contribute to the commemoration of the n citizens, who fell victims to the Holocaust. Prime Minister Minister of Culture Andrius Kubilius Arūnas Gelūnas APPROVED by Resolution No... of the Government of the of... December 2010 MEASURES FOR COMMEMORATION OF THE YEAR OF REMEMBRANCE OF LITHUANIAN CITIZENS HOLOCAUST VICTIMS No Project (measure) Institution responsible for project (measure) implementation Implementation timeframe Additional demand for funding, thousand LTL, and funding source Events (measures) for Commemoration of the Year of Remembrance of n Citizens 1. A solemn ceremony to commemorate Holocaust victims in Aukštieji Panieriai Memorial and a remembrance evening-concert at Vilnius Lėlė Theatre (former Vilna Ghetto Theatre) 2. A ceremony in honour of the Holocaust survivors and their rescuers Holocaust Victims 23 September Affairs, President of the, Office of the Seimas of the, the Vilna Gaon Museum, Secretariat of the in, the Jewish President of the, Office of the Prime Minister of the Q3, 2
3. A commemoration performance at the Vilnius Ghetto Victims Square to be live broadcasted on-line and via the n and foreign television channels 4. Revitalization of activities of the in 5. An international conference on xenophobia and anti-semitism Teaching Tolerance. Lessons from History, inviting representatives from the Commission for the Crimes of the Nazi Occupation Regimes in 6. An international academic conference No Simple Stories: Jewish-n Relationship: Between Coexistence and Violence in London, Genocide Resistance and Research Centre of, the Vilna Gaon Museum, the Jewish The Vilna Gaon Museum, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Municipality, the Jewish Culture and Information Centre, the n Radio and Television in Affairs, Prime Minister of the Affairs, the n Institute of History 23 September 10 State Prime Minister; other funds from EU programme Europe for Citizens ) Q1-3, Q3, 50 7-8 February 7. Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Yad Vashem Museum (Israel) and the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington (USA); holding a forum of the n- Israeli historians in Yad Vashem Museum Affairs, Secretariat of the in, Ministry of Culture, the Vilna Gaon Q1-3,, 3
Museum Commemoration projects (measures) for the Year of Remembrance of n Citizens Holocaust Victims 8. Completion of reconstruction works of the former prisoner pit part of the Paneriai Memorial complex; and arrangement as well as marking the site of Nazi killings of the Poles and Jews in July 1941 in Titnagas Street (Vilnius) Municipality, the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum, of 100 9. In cooperation with the Yad Vashem Museum and the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, working out a concept for complex arrangement of the Paneriai Memorial, encompassing a project for transformation of the Paneriai Memorial Complex into an open-air Holocaust and massacre museum Museum, Municipality 10. Developing a design for arranging the Vilnius Ghetto Victims Square; and Square arrangement 11. Developing a design for construction of the monument for the Righteous among the Nations in Kaunas, and constructing the monument 12. Unveiling a memorial plaque to Anton Schmid, Righteous among the Nations, in Antakalnis Cemetery (Vilnius) 13. Recommendation to municipal councils to consider a possibility of naming town public spaces after the names of the Righteous among the Nations and prominent Jewish personalities (Abraham Sutzkever, M. Strašūnas, Ona Šimkienė, Sofija Binkienė, and others) 14. Initiating preparation of the list of the Holocaust victims in, in cooperation with the Yad Vashem Museum, the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, research institutions, and archives Municipality Kaunas City Municipality, Museum, the Jewish Q1-3, 50 Ministry of Culture 23 September Municipality, Ministry of Education and Science The Vilna Gaon Museum, Genocide Resistance and Research Centre of, the Jewish 4
15. Arranging for transfer to of exhibits on the historic Vilnius by the Holocaust survivor Litvak painter Samuel Bak, and ensuring appropriate protection thereof; drawing up an investment project for the reconstruction of premises of the Vilna Gaon Museum (4 Pylimo str), allowing for a possibility to accommodate the Samuel Bak exposition at the museum 16. Awareness-raising exhibition about the historic Vilnius by Samuel Bak Museum, Department of Cultural Heritage Museum, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Prime Minister; Q3, 20 State Awareness-raising projects (measures) for the Year of Remembrance of n Citizens Holocaust 17. Marking National Memorial Day for the Genocide Victims of the n Jews (23 September) and the Holocaust Remembrance Day (27 January) at comprehensive schools of 18. Holding Holocaust Remembrance Week at comprehensive schools of, and recommending a visit to the exhibition Rescued n Jewish Child Tells About the Shoah at Jewish State Museum, trips to Paneriai Memorial Museum, Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum, and meetings with the Holocaust survivors 19. Awareness-raising seminars on anti- Semitism and Holocaust in and United States of America for the youth and education professionals Victims in, Ministry of Education and Science, nongovernmental organisations Ministry of Education and Science, the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum, the Jewish, nongovernmental organisations in, Ministry of Education and Science, Vilnius Q1, Q3,, Q3, Q2-4, 10 State Prime Minister; other funds from an EU programme 5
20. Awareness-raising expositions about the history, life, and holocaust of Jews in at regional studies museums 21. An exposition on the Holocaust at the Museum of Genocide Victims (2a Aukų str, Vilnius) and Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum 22. Publication of a catalogue of the exposition on the Holocaust History in, displayed at the Vilna Gaon Museum 23. Drafting and posting an interactive map with detailed information on the Holocaust sites, dates, number of victims, etc on the websites of the and Research Centre of as well as the Vilna Gaon Museum 24. An exhibition about stories of Jewish families in (1910-2000) The World of Yesterday, the Hope of Today in Israel, other countries and (Seimas of the and Hall 25. Creation of a short documentary on the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust in, and providing for its presentation at the Museum of Genocide Victims (2a Aukų str, Vilnius) University, the Centre for Studies of the Culture and History of East European Jews in, the Centre for Studies of the Culture and History of East European Jews of, Ministry of Culture The Vilna Gaon Museum of, the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum, the Jewish Affairs, Ministry of Education and Science, Seimas of the, Vilnius City Municipality of Europe for Citizens ) Q1-4, 40 State Prime Minister; other funds from an EU programme Europe for Citizens ) Q1-3, Q1-3, 10 15 Q1-3, 6