Reflections In A Shattered Mirror at the United Nations
The Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in New York, the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in New York and the United Nations hosted three events during the week of January 20th, 2020 related to the opening of the exhibition Reflections In A Shattered Mirror at the United Nations; and to commemoration of the Year of the Vilna Gaon in Vilnius. Dr. Lara Lempert, Director of the Judaica Research Center at the Martynas Mazvydas Ntaional Library of Lithuania, spoke at all three events about remembering the rich cultural life of Jews in Vilnius and in Lithuania, and led discussion about historical and current Jewish life in Lithuania. The Baltic American Chamber of Commerce (BACC) Board member Elliot Matz represented the BACC all three events.