{"product_id":"irena-veisaite-tolerance-and-involvement-9789004298903","title":"Irena Veisaitė: Tolerance and involvement","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrena Veisaitė 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 Veisaitė devoted herself to study and creative work. She was a memorable lecturer, respected theatre critic, associate film director, and also founder and chairman of the Open Society Fund (Soros Foundation) which made an invaluable contribution to the process of democratisation in Lithuania. Irena Veisaitė 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\t FOREWORD INTRODUCTION  1. A FAMILY ON THE MOVE\t A-\tA promising 20th century for the Veis family. B-\tIrena’s parents. C-\tCaught in the midst of revolutions and war D-\tBecoming Lithuanians a-\tKaunas, a lively small capital b-\tJewish Kovno E-\tThe Lives of Irena’s parents 2 . A CAREFREE CHILDHOOD A-\tA tightly knit family B-\tJourneys across a troubled Europe C-\tSchool years in the Yiddish gymnasium D-\tAnguish 3- THE DARK YEARS A-\tIrena’s parents’ divorce B-\tA failed emigration project C-\tExperiencing the dictatorship of the proletariat D-\tDifficult Soviet times E-\tTurning the economy and culture into a wasteland F-\tChanges in Irena’s personal environment 4- THE GERMAN OCCUPATION OF LITHUANIA A-\tNazi rule B-\tAssasinations of Irena’s uncle and mother C-\tLiving with the yellow star in Kaunas D-\tIn the Kovno ghetto E-\tExterminations (Aktionen) 5. TOWARDS A PRECARIOUS SAFETY A-\tEscaping from the Ghetto and heading for Vilnius B-\tReturn of the Soviets: the second occupation. C-\tMass Deportations D-\tIrena’ second mother is arrested 6. ALONE IN AN UNKNOWN ENVIRONMENT A-\tBeing Jewish in the post-World War II USSR B-\tTrouble with the KGB: Suspicion of “cosmopolitism” C-\tMoscow Lomonosov University years D-\tThe Annihilation of Soviet Jewish memory 7. GETTING MARRIED IN MOSCOW A-\tA very private event B-\tDefying Moscow’s Education Ministry in order to return to Vilnius C-\tBirth of Irena’s daughter Alina, during the Khrushchev thaw D-\t‘Aspirantūra’ years in Leningrad: 1958–1960 E-\tTeaching freedom at the Vilnius Pedagogical Institute F-\tVisiting her Father and the West G-\tCrucial decisions 8. THE OPENING OF THE WORLD A-\tA new life with Grigori Kromanov B-\tDramatic developments C-\tIrena and the singing revolutions (1988…) D-\tNational Independence E-\tA new national stance towards the Jewish question 9- NEW SOCIAL COMMITMENTS A-\tCreation of the Open Society Foundation of Lithuania (OSFL) B-\tThrough the turmoil of the nineties C-\tIrena’s OSF Presidency: A force for good! D-\tA complex relationship with the Lithuanian Jewish community E-\tActing in favour of the Jewish community F-\tThe true meaning of the Holocaust 10. THE TIME OF RECOGNITION A-\tA cosy and stimulating personal environment B-\tAn unusual public figure C-\tOfficial Recognition 11. AT THE CROSSROAD OF CULTURES A-\tLithuanian ‘national’ feelings B-\tThe Russian question C-\tGerman Culture EPILOGUE A-\tA coherent existence: Truthfulness to a few basic ideas B-\tA world of friends C-\tA Spiritual approach to life  CHRONOLOGY SHEMATIC FAMILY TREE OF IRENA VEISAITĖ THE LITVAKS 1.\tLite: a refuge for persecuted Jews D-\tA society of its own E-\tA clash of worlds F-\tLitvaks and modernity a-\tLitvak culture and art b-\tSpiritual Life c-\tA Dynamic Social life d-\tSocialism as a religion  INTERVIEW OF IRENA VEISAITĖ BY CAROLINE PALIULIS SOME OF IRENA VEISAITĖ’S ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS BIBLIOGRAPHY TABLE OF IN TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS TABLE OF OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS ACRONYMS FOREIGN TERMS  INDEX OF PERSONAL NAMES","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210673054039,"sku":"9789004298903","price":84.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/irena-veisaite-tolerance-and-involvement-9789004298903","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}