Rooted in Keidan
Rooted in Keidan
This post covers this year’s visit to my ancestral town of Kedainiai – Keidan in Lithuania and the activities of Laima Ardaviciene, English teacher at the Atzalynas High School. Each time I visit, there are so many new surprises in store for me! Thank you Laima!
70 Years After Destruction, Memory of Lithuanian Community Lives in Diaspora Descendents of Jews From Keidan Proudly Recall Roots People from my grandfather’s hometown in Lithuania were known to be…
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Preserving Jewish memory – Bringing history to …- Mind Map
Preserving Jewish memory – Bringing history to …- Mind Map
Educational projects, Academic process, Meeting Keidaners
Dan Fink – Rooted in Kedainiai
Video
Dan Fink
Source: youtu.be/UWwTFIiMGg8
Virtual Meeting – Atzalynas Gimnazija, Kedainiai and Jerusalem Efrata College
Dr Ben-tsion Klibansky
Short Video
One of the MA students
Short-Video
The Video taken from the Israeli side
Virtual Meeting – KÄdainių âAtžalynoâ Gimnazija and Jerusalem Efrata College
A virtual meeting between students of the English teacher Laima Ardaviciene.at Atzalynas Gimnazija, Kedainiai and students of the lecturer Dr. Ben-Tsiyon Klib…
Source: youtu.be/menN7r4qsmM
An interview with Simonas
Morning Tea
Urte sings a Lithuanian folk song
about a soldier and a girl
Video
Atzalynas Gimnazija song
Source: youtu.be/5GQHA4ZYYpY
Tour of the school
With Mantas and Arnas
The Atzalynas students with Laima at the Museum groundbreaking ceremony in Seduva
Tour of Old Kedainiai with Algirdas Juknevicius and two students, Mantas and Arnas, to help translate.
The complex of the two former synagogues
Video
Video
Restoration of synagogue under way
Kedainiai. Past & Present
Video by Laima Ardaviciene
Kedainiai. Past & Present
Kedainiai. Past & Present
Source: youtu.be/R-CKRm7uxy0
Recital in the former synagogue
Featuring Rachel Elezi – New York
The Holocaust Mass Grave and Memorial
The Jewish Cemetery
Oak Trees Planted for Keidaners
Memorial in Josvainiai near Kedainiai
Josvainiai
Josvainiai – Wikipedia
Josvainiai is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Šušvė River 10 km southwest from Kėdainiai. In the town there is a Catholic church, secondary school, post office and public library.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josvainiai