Lecture
Dr. Efraim Zuroff
Collaboration in Lithuania: Who Writes the History?
Summary
In Lithuania, the issue of Holocaust distortion, distinct from denial, was prevalent in post-communist Eastern Europe. Specifically, Lithuania shifted blame from Nazi collaborators to communism, equating it with genocide.
Dr. Efraim Zuroff
Holocaust historian Efraim Zuroff is the chief Nazi hunter of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre and the director of the Centre’s Israel Office and Eastern European Affairs. He has played a major role in facilitating the prosecution of many Nazi war criminals all over the world. He is author of four books (translated into 15 languages) and numerous articles on Holocaust-related issues and their impact on the Jewish world.