On March 26, 2026, students from three Tolerance Education Centers in Marijampolė visited Vilnius to participate in activities organized as part of the international project IMAGINE, implemented by the Secretariat of the International Commission.
The day began with more than 60 students visiting the Paneriai Memorial, where they learned about its history and the lives of three Jewish women who survived the Holocaust. Students then formed six groups to explore the memorial’s monuments and seek answers to the questions posed.
After discussing the tasks and exploring the Paneriai Memorial, the students visited Vilnius’s Old Town, which had been a Jewish quarter before World War II and was linked to the history of the three Jewish women—Fania, Masha, and Chasia. In the Old Town, they visited the Old Town Renewal Agency, where Neringa Latvytė, a lecturer at the Faculty of Communication at Vilnius University, along with her students, shared fascinating details about the life of Fania Brancovskaja. The tour of the former Vilnius Ghetto ended with a visit to the ghetto hiding place at the Vilnius Jewish Culture and Information Center.
After a long day in Vilnius full of activities, the students from Marijampolė promised to reflect on their experiences. They plan to write about their impressions and create short video clips.
Students and teachers from “Sūduva” Gymnasium, Petro Armino Pro-Gymnasium, and the Vocational Training Center in Marijampolė participated in the activities of the international IMAGINE project.
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