and anti-Semitism was strong in the Soviet Union and other countries as well. There was even a record of a Hebrew teacher in Kaunas stating that “the coming of the Germans, who kill only the ...

Kaunas was once home to Lithuania's second ... In the summer of 1941, the Germans invade Lithuania, as part of the war against the Soviet Union. And almost immediately Jews are subject to violent ...

As deputy consul, he negotiated with the Soviet Union to win control of the Manchurian ... set up a small consulate in the capital city of Kaunas, his primary responsibility was to monitor Soviet ...

Local leaders were given an ultimatum: Agree to immediate annexation by the Soviet Union, or face a long and ... had seized control of the country. In Kaunas, the home of the former president ...