Where exactly was this Lithuanian Club at Freehold and how long it existed?

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Did they also participated in the construction of the Holocaust memorial there or do you know who built it?

The Lithuanian-Brazilians in question are not immigrants, they were born in Brazil. It is mostly their grandparents generation that were immigrants (in the 1920s). As such, they are Brazilian in culture, speak Portuguese natively, etc. (with only a minority speaking Lithuanian language at all but still less fluently than they do speak Portuguese). While remembering the Lithuanian roots and culture, most of them still likely feel more at home in Brazil than Lithuania. Many also have "mixed roots" with at least one grandparent non-Lithuanian.

There are always chances, but with the current referendum rules the result would likely be the same (and everyone knows it, thus making it unlikely they would declare another referendum). The problem is not that the people do not support the proposition as they voted in favor in both referenda. The problem is that Lithuania has some of the tightest referendum rules among the democratic countries in the world. It requires 50%+ of all eligible voters to vote for the propostion but that is generally not possible as turnouts are typically barely above 50% on average. There were no successful referenda in Lithuania for many years. Many Lithuanians just never vote, low turnout became a cultural thing and thus likely impossible to change. So, it could only pass if the rules are not so tight, e.g. "50%+ of those who voted". However, such change in referendum law doesn't have a popular backing as most political parties in Lithuania prefer the situation where elected politicians rather than people make decisions. This is the case with most laws but this particular law requires referendum by constitution (and that can also be only changed by referendum). So, there may be alternative options, like a kind of "overseas citizenship" (e.g. India), there is already a right-to-citizenship certificate in Lithuania (the rights offered by which may be expanded at least to the level of a similar "Polish card"), there may be other decisions as well (but some of the suggested more radical decisions would likely be unconstitutional sans referendum).

Thank you for the invitation! We have visited the Maspeth church several times, not during Vyčiai event though. How often do you meet there, do you have some regular events? This is our video (in Lithuanian) about the church - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbubicqnsZrbm3k.html

Indeed... The writer we interviewed here in 2018 has unfortunately also passed away since. There is also another Lithuanian cemetery (national cemetery) where priest Mikalauskas is buried. This is our article on Westville Lithuanian heritage with more images - global.truelithuania.com/westville-illinois-2282/

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Simply not correct. Lithuania acquired Klaipėda in 1923 after the Lithuanian-supported Klaipėda Revolt and it was not related to the Soviet Union or Russia anyhow. Klaipėda Revolt was the last in a series of events that established Republic of Lithuania (1918-1923). In these independence wars, Soviet Union (bolsheviks) stood against Lithuania trying to attach it to the Soviet Union but, at that time, they failed. Nazi Germany then took over Klaipėda Region in 1939 and the rest of Lithuania in 1941. When Soviet Union (re)conquered Lithuania in 1944-1945, it established its administrative unit of Lithuanian SSR on the basis of Republic of Lithuania that existed prior to Nazi German occupations, so, it included all the Lithuanian areas that had been controlled by the Nazi Germany during WW2. In any case, this Lithuanian SSR 1944-1990 was not independent anyhow, it was occupied by the Soviet Union. Soviet Union gave nothing „to Lithuanians“ in 1944, it just took over the entire Lithuania, including Klaipėda, Kaunas, etc. from the Nazi Germany (replacing one occupation by another). „Lithuanian SSR“ was merely an adiministrative unit within the Soviet Union with very limited powers. Independence of Lithuania happened only in 1990, only at that time did Lithuanians regain sovereignity over all of their cities from the Soviet Union, including Klaipėda.

130,000 Lithuanians (~5% of the population at the time) were deported by the soviet union. You might wanna go read a (history) book, Pavlos, before calling others names.

@@TrueLithuania The “independent” Lithuania offered Klaipeda to Nazis on March 1939. The city is undoubtedly a gift of the Soviet Union. The entire Lithuania is a gift of the Soviet Union to the Lithuanias…How many Lithuanians fought on the side of Hitler? Those scums declared heroes after 1991. 5% is too little if we take into account how many partisans, communists, Jews were murdered from these fascists. True Lithuania are their worthy successors…

​@@TrueLithuania Хочу вам внести принципиальную ясность, открыть "тайну", о которой многие знают, но тихо-тихо молчат… Дело в том, что Клайпеда (её архитектура) на 95% Советский НОВОДЕЛ, включая т.н. "Старый город". Вся Клайпеда в 1945 году была в руинах от рук вермахта. Даже когда Красная армия заняла сам город, немцы обстреливали её не только с косы, но и с корабельных орудий с Балтики за косой. Потом "Старый город" восстановили и реставрировали, предав ему "средневековую" нотку. Мой Отец был командиром сапёрной роты, они только в 1958 году полностью закончили разминирование Клайпеды и Калининграда. "Музей аквариум" на косе построен в 70-х годах на развалинах немецкой крепости. Руины, которые видел лично (будучи совсем пацаном), Отец водил смотреть, когда закончились сапёрные работы. Вот такие дела. Так что ВСЯ Клайпеда чистейший НОВОДЕЛ времён Советской Литвы. В инете есть документы и фото, посмотрите, уверен будет интересно, а может расстроитесь до самоубийства. Последний вопрос про "оккупацию", - в какой стране вы видели, что в Армии "оккупантов" в одной шеренге стояли оккупированные. Ели из одного котелка и спали в одной казарме. Мало того, многие литовские офицеры в Советской армии занимали самые высокие посты и должности. Как быть с высшим образованием и не только? Любой ГРАЖДАНИН СССР (литовец в том числе) имел полное право - свободно перемещаться по ВСЕЙ территории Страны, учится в ЛЮБОМ учебном заведении БЕСПЛАТНО получая стипендию, такие же права были и у больного человека в получении медицинской помощи. Если СССР оккупировало Литву, то что Брюссель с Литвой делает сегодня? Если у вас мозги набекрень, то другим их не засерайте. Кстати, в тех, Советских квартирах слышимость соседей почти не было. Достали ВРАНЬЁМ - ВСЕ.

If your parent, grandparent or great grandparent was a Lithuanian citizen and moved out before 1990 (but after 1918), in most cases you can keep your American passport. If they left even before Lithuanian citizenship was established (i.e. before World War 1, before 1918 independence) then in most cases you couldn't keep American citizenship.

What Lits Club in Shenandoah do you mean? Did it have its own building, when did it close down?

It was on the right side of the main street going towards Shenandoah heights. By the park with a diner. My mom who lived in frackville was very active in the Lithuanian museum. I have much of her Lithuanian books, amber as she has many relatives still in the "old country" she sang in the frackville mall in costumes on Lithuanian day. Remember going to Lakewood for august 15th?

@@path1391 For the last few years, the Lithuanian days have been relocated back to the Lakewood Park, a part of which has been restored as a rental cabins ground (Catalpa Grove). We were there and filmed in 2022 and 2023.

Thanks!

The school has been sold again to a developer recently. Hopefully they will convert it into apartment leaving the Lithuanian decor intact but we'll see.

Also, there are Merkinė / Meretz plots in Mount Hebron Cemetery in Queens, NY (however, these are just plots that are not marked as a separate cemetery).