Irena Veisaitė

Irena Veisaitė (9 January 1928 – 11 December 2020) was a Lithuanian theatre scholar, intellectual and human rights activist.

Irena Veisaitė
Veisaitė, June 2009
Born(1928-01-09)9 January 1928
Kaunas, Lithuania
Died11 December 2020(2020-12-11) (aged 92)
Vilnius, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Occupation(s)Theatre scholar and human rights activist
Known forAwarded Goethe Medal, 2012
SpouseGrigori Kromanov
Righteous
Among the Nations
  • The Holocaust
  • Rescuers of Jews
  • Righteousness
  • Seven Laws of Noah
  • Yad Vashem
By country
  • Austrian
  • Croatian
  • German
  • Hungarian
  • Lithuanian
  • Norwegian
  • Polish (list)
  • Romanian
  • Serbian
  • Ukrainian

She was awarded the Goethe Medal in 2012 for her contribution to cultural exchange between Germany and Lithuania.

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