Lithuania
Jewish Communities on Lithuanian LRT TV
List compiled by Philip Shapiro in 2020
Beginning in August of this year, LRT, Lithuania’s national radio and television network, has been broadcasting a series of programs about the Jewish communities of Lithuania. The series, which is called “Zachor” / Atsimink (the Hebrew and Lithuanian words for Remember), devotes one hour each Monday evening to a specific town. All but one of the episodes have been aired and each episode is archived at https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/video/zachor-atsimink. For your convenience, the attached Word file provides the links to each of these programs. The final episode, about Rokiškis, will air on Monday, December 21, 2020, at 19:30 Vilnius time /12:30 pm Eastern U.S. time. (To watch it live, go to https://www.lrt.lt/programa and choose the column titled LRT/HD televizija).
The programs are in Lithuanian but the images are nonetheless quite interesting. According to the series producer, Indrė Zelbaitė-Ciesiūnienė, +370-687-17066, indre@vrsproduction.lt, inquiries have been made about having the episodes modified by adding English sub-titles, dubbing, or both. Her production company has transferred the rights to the series to the LRT network but she can put anyone who might be interested in touch with the people at LRT who can provide the necessary permissions. In this regard, Indrė noted that the charitable fund of Jakovas Bunka, in Plungė, requested and has received an “unlimited” license to create a version of the Plungėepisode with English sub-titles and post that version on the charity’s website and Facebook page. That version can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dsg2R3rHpU&fbclid=IwAR3lIGP8HSXGCeN6jL4h_W4jyZm8nJyNzPs0aZw_-YjI2p7zFfcTIQmxedU.
Joel Alpert (copied above) and several others with ties to Jurbarkas / Yurburg will explore the feasibility of creating an English-dubbed version of the episode for that town. Their efforts may provide a good precedent should anyone or any group be interested in similarly adapting the episode for another town.
Phil
Philip S. Shapiro
LRT Zachor / Atsimink Series, August – December 2020, Episodes
https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/video/zachor-atsimink
Kaunas / Kovna
August 25, 2020 (Announcement)https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/1218729/lrt-televizijos-eteryje-kelione-litvaku-keliais-zachor-atsimink
August 31, 2020 (Program)https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000118848/zachor-atsimink-dingusio-zydu-pasaulio-paieskos-po-kauna-litvaku-istorijos-pedsakais
Telšiai / Telshe
September 3, 2020 (Announcement)https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/1225305/dokumentineje-apybraizoje-zachor-atsimink-zydiskieji-telsiai
September 7, 2020 (Program) https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000119229/zachor-atsimink-zydiskieji-telsiai-trinama-zyduko-nosis-ir-kodel-anot-misos-jakobo-sukirsti-mokytoja-jesivoje-buvo-garbe
Pakruojis
September 10, 2020 (Announcement) https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/1229289/zachor-atsimink-keliaus-pakruojo-litvaku-takais
September 14, 2020 (Program) https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000120811/zachor-atsimink-zydiskasis-pakruojis-kur-mieste-rinkdavosi-zydu-elitas-ir-kas-iki-antrojo-pasaulinio-karo-laike-degtines-monopoli
Plungė
September 16, 2020 (Announcement)https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/1233634/dokumentineje-apybraizoje-zachor-atsimink-zydiskoji-plunge
September 21, 2020 (Program) https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000120892/zachor-atsimink-zydiskoji-plunge-kodel-per-uzgavenes-persirengiame-zydais-ir-f-1-lenktyniu-prototipas-tarpukariu
Same episode with English sub-titles, created, with permission, by the Jakovas Bunka charitable fund: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dsg2R3rHpU&fbclid=IwAR3lIGP8HSXGCeN6jL4h_W4jyZm8nJyNzPs0aZw_-YjI2p7zFfcTIQmxedU
Ukmergė
October 5, 2020 (Announcement) https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000122576/zachor-atsimink-ukmerge-zydu-izeidimas-kino-teatro-savininkui-ir-fotografas-kurio-darbus-spausdino-niujorko-zurnalas
October 9, 2020 (Program) https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/1239462/dokumentineje-apybraizoje-zachor-atsimink-ukmerge
Kupiškis / Kupisik
October 7, 2020 (Announcement)https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/1247344/zachor-atsimink-tarpukario-kupiskio-arba-kupisok-litvaku-keliais
October 12, 2020 (Program) https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000123682/zachor-atsimink-kupiskenu-trumpas-fotografijose-islike-miesto-pasazai-ir-akusere-zymi-ne-tik-pirmagimiu-priemimu
Molėtai / Malat
October 16, 2020 (Announcement) https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/1254756/zachor-atsimink-moletuose-rabina-nuo-holokausto-isgelbejusiu-vedybu-istorija
October 19, 2020 (Program) https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000124979/zachor-atsimink-moletai-raudonieji-murai-zydu-kapines-ir-rabina-nuo-holokausto-isgelbejusios-vedybos
Panevėžys / Ponevizh
October 26, 2020, (Announcement) https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/1261592/lrt-dokumentikos-laidoje-zachor-atsimink-panevezio-zydu-istorijos
October 26, 2020, (Program), https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000125955/zachor-atsimink-zydiskasis-panevezys-autobusu-stotimi-paversta-sinagoga-ir-gydytojo-sachnelio-abraomo-mero-istorija
Joniškis and Žagarė
November 9, 2020 (Program) https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000127153/zachor-atsimink-kelione-litvaku-pedsakais-zagareje-ir-joniskyje-nuo-pasaulinio-lygio-futbolininko-iki-garsios-kino-zvaizgdes
Jonava
November 16, 2020 (Program) https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000127759/zachor-atsimink-tarpukario-zydu-gyvenimas-jonavoje-kanoviciaus-jaunyste-ir-it-feniksas-is-pelenu-prisikeles-miestas
Jurbarkas / Yurburg
November 21, 2020 (Announcement) https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/1280703/lrt-dokumentikos-laidoje-zachor-atsimink-zydiskasis-jurbarkas
November 23, 2020 (Program) https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000129107/zachor-atsimink-alumi-ir-prieskoniais-kvepiantis-jurbarkas-kuriame-gyveno-izraelio-zemes-vertinimo-profesijos-tevas
Kėdainiai / Kaidan
November 30, 2020 (Program) https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000130393/zachor-atsimink-zydiskieji-kedainiai-gausiai-pardavineti-rauginti-agurkai-autentiska-zydu-gatve-ir-gaono-palikuonys
Širvintos and Želva
December 7, 2020 (Program)https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000131705/zachor-atsimink-kelione-po-sirvintas-ir-zelva-masine-zydu-emigracija-ir-nuo-bolseviku-kuniga-saugojes-nobelio-premijos-laureatas
Šauliai / Shavel
December 11, 2020 (Announcement) https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/1296375/zachor-atsimink-litvaku-istorijos-is-siauliu-jei-ne-vienas-siauliu-zydas-amerikieciai-neturetu-cento-kiseneje
December 14, 2020 (Program) https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000132466
Rokiškis
December ___, 2020 (Announcement)
December 21, 2020 (Program)
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From a different series, “Cultural Intersection – Menora; Kultūrų kryžkelė,” Episode aired Sunday, October 25, 2020, about the Jewish community of Telšiai / Telz / Telshe. “Telz – pasakojimas apie kadaise žydų kultūros centru buvusius Telšius,” https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000125274/kulturu-kryzkele-menora-telz-pasakojimas-apie-kadaise-zydu-kulturos-centru-buvusius-telsius