Ukmergė Jewish Community Planning Holocaust Commemoration for Early September

Ukmergė Jewish Community Planning Holocaust Commemoration for Early September

The Ukmergė Jewish Community is planning a series of events on Sunday, September 6, to remember the victims of the Holocaust in Pivonija Forest. A ceremony will be held in the forest at one or more the mass graves, followed by the opening of an exhibit on Righteous Gentiles and a presentation of a new web site about the Jews of Ukmergė (Vilkomir).

Tentative program:

12:00 noon Commemoration of victims in Pivonija Forest
1:00 P.M. Righteous Gentiles exhibit opening at Tolerance Center, Ukmergė
1:30 P.M. Presentation of web site on Jews of Vilkomir, Tolerance Center, Ukmergė