Digital Event: Our People

 

Simon Wiesenthal Center Chief Nazi Hunter and Director of the SWC’s Israel office, Dr. Efraim Zuroff and Rūta Vanagaité, one of Lithuania's most popular public personalities and the successful author of numerous best sellers, discuss their book, Our People: Discovering Lithuania’s Hidden Holocaust.

This compelling book traces the quest for the truth about the Holocaust in Lithuania by two ostensible enemies: Rūta a descendant of the perpetrators, Efraim a descendant of the victims. Focusing on the central role played by ordinary Lithuanians, they expose the efforts of past and current Lithuanian governments to hide these crimes.

About the Authors

Rūta Vanagaité, one of Lithuania's most popular public personalities and the successful author of numerous best sellers, became persona non grata in her homeland after this book was originally published in Lithuania. She now lives in Jerusalem.

Efraim Zuroff is the chief Nazi hunter of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and director of the center's Israel Office and Eastern European Affairs. A Holocaust historian, popular lecturer, and author, he lives in Jerusalem.

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