Irena Veisaite : tolerance and involvement
by Yves Plasseraud
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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). After 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 show more the Open Society Fund (Soros Foundation) which made an invaluable contribution to the process of democratisation in Lithuania. Irena Veisait? made it her life ?s work to speak up for dialogue and mutual understanding and believes that even in the most difficult circumstances it is possible to preserve one ?s humanity. Having lived through some of the major atrocities of the twentieth century, her insistence on the need for tolerance has inspired many. show lessLists
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Yves Plasseraud has been a lecturer on legal matters related both to intellectual property and minorities issues at various universities (Alicante, Berlin, Bordeaux, Kaunas, Minsk, Paris, Strasbourg, Vilnius, a.o.). He is the author of numerous articles and books on intellectual property, minorities issues, the questions of identity and the show more problem of racism and prejudice. Yves Plasseraud is lawyer by profession and lives in Paris, France. show less
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- History, Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 940.5318094793 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe 1918- World War II, 1939-1945 Social, political, economic history; Holocaust Holocaust Standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography Europe
- LCC
- DS135 .L5 .P537 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia Israel (Palestine). The Jews Jews outside of Palestine
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