LITHUANIAN EMBASSY MET WITH THE TEACHERS FROM LITHUANIA PARTICIPATING IN THE SEMINAR ON HOLOCAUST ORGANIZED BY YAD VASHEM
On 8 August 2013 Counsellor of the Embassy of Lithuania in Israel Violeta Popovaitė met with the teachers from Lithuania participating in the 12-day seminar on the subject of Holocaust organized by Yad Vashem World Holocaust Center and Museum. The seminar is intended for the teachers who work in the field of Holocaust education. During the seminar the newest Holocaust researches, as well as the latest methodological material for teaching the subject of Holocaust, is being introduced to the teachers. The seminars of such kind are being organized by Yad Vashem for eleven years in a row. During the eleven years, eleven groups of representatives from the Lithuanian education institutions (in total around 220 representatives) participated in the seminars. This year 18 teachers from different regions of Lithuania are participating in the seminar.
During the meeting V. Popovaitė made a brief overview on the development of the Lithuanian-Israeli bilateral relations and discussed the perspective projects in the fields of culture and education. Lithuanian-Israeli bilateral relations are based on a positive agenda. The official visit of the Israeli President Shimon Peres to Lithuania, which took place on 30 July – 1 August, 2013, was of special significance, confirming the strength of the Lithuanian-Israeli partnership.
V. Popovaitė noted the importance of schools and other education institutions in introducing the students to the Lithuanian history, it‘s most tragic details, cultural and historical heritage of the Lithuanian Jews, as well as in developing human tolerance and respect.
V. Popovaitė thanked the representatives of Yad Vashem for their efforts while preparing the programs of the seminars and expressed hope for this important initiative to continue. Since 2003, the most active teachers from Lithuania are being chosen and sent to participate in the seminars organized by Yad Vashem in accordance with the Cooperation Agreement between the International Commission for the Evaluation of the Crimes of the Nazi and Soviet Occupation Regimes in Lithuania.
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