Irena Veisaitė : tolerance and involvement /

Irena Veisaitė : tolerance and involvement /

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Author / Creator:	Plasseraud, Yves, author.
Imprint:	Leiden : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2015]
Description:	vii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	On the Boundary of Two Worlds ; volume 40 On the boundary of two worlds ; 40.
Subject:	Veisaitė, Irena Veisaitė-Kromanova, Irena. Lithuania -- Biography. Lithuania. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10377342

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ISBN:	9789004298903 9004298908
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Irena Veisait? is held in deep esteem throughout her country. This volume is an attempt to relate the difficult journey of her remarkable life against the backdrop of the complex history of Lithuania and its Litvaks (Lithuanian Jews). 0After being rescued by Christian Lithuanian families and having survived the Holocaust Irena Veisait? devoted herself to study and creative work. She was a memorable lecturer, respected theatre critic, associate film director, and also founder and chairman of the Open Society Fund (Soros Foundation) which made an invaluable contribution to the process of democratisation in Lithuania. 0Irena Veisait? made it her lifes work to speak up for dialogue and mutual understanding and believes that even in the most difficult circumstances it is possible to preserve ones humanity. Having lived through some of the major atrocities of the twentieth century, her insistence on the need for tolerance has inspired many.

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