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Julija Sukys
European Studies
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The Life of a Vilna Ghetto Rescuer: Reading, Writing, Remembering
November 26, 2012 // 2:30pm — 3:30pm
Julija Šukys, author of Epistolophilia: Writing the Life of Ona Šimaitė, carefully collected, preserved, and archived the written record of the life of Ona Šimaitė. Šimaitė, a librarian at Vilnius University, used her position to aid and rescue Jews in the Vilna Ghetto. more
The Life of a Vilna Ghetto Rescuer: Reading, Writing, Remembering
November 26, 2012 // 2:30pm — 3:30pm
Julija Šukys, author of Epistolophilia: Writing the Life of Ona Šimaitė, carefully collected, preserved, and archived the written record of the life of Ona Šimaitė. Šimaitė, a librarian at Vilnius University, used her position to aid and rescue Jews in the Vilna Ghetto.
Grave Translations: The Unearthly Map of Vilnius
September 30, 2009 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm