STREET IN VILNIUS WILL BE NAMED AFTER JUOZAS RUTKAUSKAS
Created 2011-09-21
The memory of Juozas Rutkauskas, the Righteous among the Nations, will be perpetuated in Vilnius. Street will be named after Juozas Rutkauskas in Viršuliškės eldership, Vilnius. Today, the Vilnius City Council approved this decision.
“J.Rutkauskas rescued about 150 Jews. A memorial plaque commemorating J.Rutkauskas was unveiled at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem. Therefore, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust, the city of Vilnius has decided to honour this prominent Vilniusite,” said the Mayor of Vilnius Artūras Zuokas.Juozas Rutkauskas hid Jews in his apartment in Vilnius, later helped them to leave the country with new documents. J.Rutkauskas himself was shot for helping the Jews. In 1996, he was recognized by Yad Vashem as the Righteous among the Nations.
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