Commemoration of National Memorial Day of the Genocide

News item | 29-09-2025 | 07:17

With heavy hearts, we remember the genocide of Lithuanian Jews at Paneriai — a place where countless lives were lost in unimaginable suffering. Our Ambassador Jack Twiss Quarles van Ufford joined the memorial at Paneriai, standing alongside survivors, families, and the community to remember the thousands of lives lost in this terrible tragedy.

Paneriai carries the weight of a painful past, a reminder of the consequences of hatred and intolerance. As we honor those who were taken from us, we renew our commitment to fight antisemitism and all forms of discrimination, and to ensure that their stories are never forgotten.

We remember, we listen, and we pledge to keep these stories alive – so that such horrors never happen again.

Photo credits: Alfredas Pliadis