US gov't committee condemns Lithuanian lawmaker's antisemitic remarks

In a letter from the United States' Committee for the Preservation of Heritage Abroad Commission, Chairman Paul Packer said that Valdas Rakutis' comments were "false and reckless."

A BARBED-wire fence along Panrow Street, separating the two parts of the Kovno ghetto in Lithuania.

A BARBED-wire fence along Panrow Street, separating the two parts of the Kovno ghetto in Lithuania.

(photo credit: COURTESY: YAD VASHEM PHOTO ARCHIVE)

JANUARY 31, 2021 19:34