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 rejects dismissal yesterday by Kaunas prosecutor of evidence it submitted implicating Lithuanian basketball players in murder of Jews in Kaunas in July 1941
June 4, 2004 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center Welcomes Opening of Three Murder Investigations in Lithuania Based on Information Received Through “Operation: Last Chance”
January 6, 2004 (PR)

Simon Wiesenthal Center Submits Names of Twelve New “Operation: Last Chance” Suspects to Lithuanian Special Prosecutor
November 23, 2003 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center’s “Operation: Last Chance” Completes First Year; Yields Information on 241 Suspects; 55 Names Submitted to Prosecution Agencies
September 2, 2003 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center's “Operation: Last Chance” Completes First Year in Lithuania; Produces Names of 184 Lithuanian Suspects; 32 Names Submitted to Procurator-General for Formal Investigation
July 21, 2003 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center announces receipt of names of 174 suspects in Lithuania in "Operation: Last Chance", welcomes opening of additional investigation by Lithuanian prosecutors as a result of "O:LC"
April 8, 2003 (PR)