The Kaunas Jewish Community together with the city’s public organizations and municipal representatives celebrated Lithuanian Statehood/Coronation of King Mindaugas Day on July 6.

Those interested in the city’s history and that of its Jewish community were given a tour of the Slobodka neighborhood (Vilijampolė) where the Kaunas ghetto was established. The Veršva Vilijampolė Community Center organized the excursion led by Raimundas Kaminskas, an expert in the history of the neighborhood. Others took part holding and attending a Statehood Day celebration at the War Museum in Kaunas.