Lithuania

Jewish population prior to the Holocaust	168,000 (1939) 220,000 (1941)
Jews murdered in the Holocaust	212,000
Operation Last Chance Launched	July 8, 2002 in Vilnius

Wiesenthal center denounces Lithuanian decision not to implement jail sentence for convicted Nazi criminal based on flawed medical examination
November 16, 2008 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center: Closure of Fabricated Case Against Dr. Arad Welcome But Is Only The Tip of the Iceberg of the Far More Serious Problem of Lithuanian Holocaust Distortion and Obfuscation
September 25, 2008 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center to Lithuanian Ambassador: Ignoring Past and Present Anti-Semitism Paved the Way for Yesterday’s Vandalization of Vilnius Jewish Community
August 11, 2008 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center Protests Lithuanian Judicial Campaign to Discredit Jewish Heroes of anti-Nazi Resistance
May 28, 2008 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center Congratulates Anti-Nazi Partisan Prof. Dov Levin for Returning Military Award to Lithuanian President; Calls Upon Other Honorees to Do Likewise
April 6, 2008 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center Criticizes Failure of Lithuanian Authorities to Prevent Neo-Nazi Anti-Semitic Demonstration in Vilnius and Demands Harsh Punishments for Participants
March 18, 2008 (PR)

For First Time Ever Lithuania Gets Failing Grade in Wiesenthal Center 2007 Annual Report on Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi War Criminals
September 6, 2007 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center Expresses Concern Regarding Anti-Semitic Comment By Former Basketball Star Sarunas Marciulionis And Welcomes His Apology To Lithuanian Jewish Community
April 26, 2007 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center's Chief Nazi-Hunter Efraim Zuroff: Failure to Punish Dailide is Proof that Lithuania is Safest Haven in the World for Local Nazi War Criminals
March 27, 2006 (PR)