EXHIBITION OF VILNA GHETTO POSTERS WAS OPENED AT CAMERI THEATER
On Wednesday, 13 April 2011, exhibition of Vilna Ghetto posters “Jewish spiritual resistance” was opened at the CAMERI Theater in Tel Aviv. Vilna Ghetto posters reflect spiritual strength and resistance of the Ghetto inmates against humiliation and dehumanization, the resistance which expressed itself through multifaceted cultural activity, performances of different artistic societies, Vilna Ghetto Theater between 1942-1943 being among them.
Tel Aviv Cameri Theater which is performing the Joshua Sobol’s play “Ghetto”, directed by Omri Nitzan, the Cameri's artistic Director, telling the story of a theater in the Vilna Ghetto has kindly agreed to host the exhibition of the Vilna Ghetto posters. The exhibition is the property of the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum of Lithuania.
During the opening of the exhibition the Righteous Among the Nations the late Elena Laurinavičienė of Lithuania and her children who risked their lives to save Jews during World War II was honoured. Elena Laurinavičienė’s granddaughter Aldona Tomkevičienė and the grandson of the rescued Chaim Leiba Tacas, Julian Tacas and Tacas family relatives participated at the opening of the exhibition.
In the morning of the same day E. Laurinavičienė’s memory and her noble and courageous behavior was honored by Yad Vashem. The medal and certificate of honor of the Righteous Among the Nations were presented to E. Laurinavičiene’s grandaughter Aldona Tomkevičienė. On this occasion the plaque unveiled in the Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations.
The exhibition is organized within the framework of the programme of the Year 2011 which was declared by the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania the Year of Remembrance of Holocaust Victims.
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