Lithuania’s Jewish community numbered 250,000 ... after the Soviet occupation of Lithuania at the end of the war. The book also includes detailed reference lists of films, books and articles ...

The book’s publication last month ... Four years earlier, Lithuanian prosecutors investigated for alleged war crimes four Jews who fought against the Nazis with the Russians.

Before World War II, Ponar was a forest recreation ... and Resistance Research Center of Lithuania. Heath’s research continued well past his book’s deadline. In the epilogue, Heath documents ...

Royal treasures hidden for more than 85 years have been rediscovered in Lithuania. The artefacts, which include crowns, a sceptre and rings, hadn't been seen since the start of World War Two in 1939.