On February 16, Madison-Vilnius Sister Cities and UW-Madison’s Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) sponsored a celebration of Lithuanian Independence Day.
The keynote speaker was Alfred E. Senn, UW-Madison Professor Emeritus of History.
His talk focused on the Independence Day experiences of three distinct groups of people: those who were in Lithuania when independence was declared in 1918, American diplomats who served in Kaunas, Lithuania in the 1920’s, and a Lithuanian woman who was imprisoned in a Siberian labor camp in the 1940s.
Prior to the keynote address, Ted Gerber, Professor of Sociology and Director of CREECA, read a proclamation from Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz declaring February 16, 2010 as Alfred Erich Senn Day in Madison.
To see more images from the event, please visit the Madison-Vilnius Sister Cities Web Site: http://madisonvilnius.org/
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