Pricipal Investigator Nerijus Šepetys
A team led by historian Nerijus Šepetys undertakes a new research pfocused on the case of the “Holocaust by bullets” in Lithuania, which presents a critical yet often underexplored aspect of genocide in Eastern Europe. The physical remnants of former Jewish communities and mass killing sites are often in close proximity to the daily existence of local communities and play a crucial role in shaping the lived memories of the Holocaust. The group, in collaboration with partners from different research institutes, employs various methods, including oral history, literary analysis, archival research, and GIS analysis, to explore the ties between landscapes and memories. By comparing the findings with official memory politics, the project seeks to expand the conceptual understanding of post-Holocaust society.
