On May 29th, representatives from the LWC (President Linas Gylys, Executive Director Artūras Žilys, and Special Projects Manager Elytė Rėklaitis) participated in a meeting at the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie, Illinois. Also in attendance was the Illinois Holocaust Museum Public Programs Director Lillian Polus Gerstner, Cultural Affairs and Public Diplomacy Representative from the Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in Chicago Ieva Dilytė, Jerry Zoloto, President of Litvak World, and Stacy Rosenthal, Board Member of Litvak World. The group brainstormed how best to commemorate the Year of the Vilna Gaon and the History of Jews in Lithuania (2020), which was announced by the Lithuanian Parliament last year. The LWC looks forward to working with this group to organize some celebratory events.
