mo4ch:>Chicago now has a monument to a Holocaust accomplice, so where is the anti-Semitism outrage? | Mo4ch News

A new war memorial in Chicago honors a Lithuanian anti-Soviet fighter, who is also credibly accused of playing a part in the Nazis’ extermination of Jews in the Baltic state. It was hardly noticed by US anti-Semitism watchdogs.The monument to Adolfas Ramanauskas was unveiled in Lemont, a village in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, last Saturday, just days after Jews throughout the world commemorated the victims of the Holocaust. It was presented by the local Lithuanian diaspora and officials from the Baltic nation itself. Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius took part in the unveiling ceremony and also in the presentation of a documentary about Ramanauskas.The Lithuanian fighter, who is also known by his nom-de-guerre ‘Vanagas’ (Hawk), is a revered figure in his home country due to being part of the anti-Soviet guerrilla force, which fought tooth and nail after World War II. This heroic official story however omits Ramanauskas’ earlier years, which was the reason for objections voiced …