October 29 marks the Great Action, one of Lithuania’s most brutal Holocaust events in 1941.
On that day, 2,007 Jewish men, 2,920 Jewish women, and 4,273 children were shot in Fort IX. Most Kaunas ghetto inhabitants—women, children, and the elderly—were murdered. This was one of the most tragic days for Lithuanian Jews. On this day, students from the Tolerance Education Center at Kaunas Jonas and Petras Vileišis School visited Fort IX to learn about the historical context, evolution, and consequences of this event. They walked around the extermination site’s perimeter, observed locations where the killings occurred, and heard authentic testimonies about the horrors from that time. During the educational program, students listened to these stories and reflected on the importance of preserving such memories today.
