Ambassador took part at Holocaust Remembrance Day in Kiryat Shaul cemetery
On April 24, ambassador Edminas Bagdonas participated at Holocaust Remembrance Day in Kiryat Shaul cemetery.
The event was organized by Association of Jews from Vilna and its Surroundings "Beit Vilna“. The ceremony was attended by Holocaust survivors and their families, representatives leaders and members of Association of Vilna and Vilna vicinity Jews in Israel Beit, representatives of IDF and the Lithuanian Embassy in Israel.
Ambassador Edminas Bagdonas, expressed the respect for the memory of the victims of Holocaust, noting that the Lithuanian Government’s continues efforts to preserve the memory of the victims of Holocaust and maintain Jewish history and cultural heritage. On behalf of the Lithuanian Embassy in Israel ambassador Edminas Bagdonas paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust by placing a wreath.