Beverly Hills, probably the highest concentration of wealth, success and power in the world, honored Lithuanian citizen Silvia Foti on Monday, July 15, 2024. The award was signed by all members of the city council.
In deciding to honor Foti the city council considered the following facts:
Silvia Foti holds dual citizenship in America and Lithuania. She has always remained loyal and patriotic to both countries. As a devout Catholic, she has stalwartly represented the finest ideals of honesty, integrity and compassion.
Silvia Foti is the granddaughter of the genocidal Lithuanian Holocaust perpetrator Jonas Noreika who is continuously and fraudulently honored by the Lithuanian government as a national hero of Lithuania and a rescuer of Jews.
Silvia Foti is an educator and has worked relentlessly, diligently and with thorough integrity to expose the Holocaust crimes committed by her own family. She has confronted the forces of Holocaust denial, revision and distortion by the Lithuanian government. She has incurred death threats, intimidation and suppression by those who have a vested interest in denial of the truth.
Sivia Foti has been honored by the US Congress, the US Senate and the California legislature for her campaign against misinformation, disinformation and Holocaust denial. She was a prior nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Silvia Foti has been featured in the New York Times, BBC, Chicago Tribune, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post, Times of London and many more.
Silvia Foti has revealed the truth about the Lithuanian Holocaust in her book “The Nazi’s Granddaughter,” re-released as “Storm in the Land of Rain.” She has been featured in the documentaries “J’Accuse!” and “Baltic Truth.”
Chairman of Yad Vashem ambassador Dani Dayan delivered some of Silvia Foti’s findings in a speech he presented to the prime minister and parliament of Lithuania on September 21, 2023.
Silvia Foti is a leader in fighting against anti-Semitism, racism and all forms of bigotry. She is the ultimate example of integrity in the face of extreme adversity.