Michael Kretzmer, at The Blogs

Jan 13, 2025, 8:31 AM

Friends, Something extraordinary happened last week which brought to an end a barely believable episode of my life. At a small court hearing the Republic of Lithuania finally surrendered to the truth, unambiguously declaring that Jonas Noreika, their matinee idol...

Jul 24, 2024, 9:54 PM

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A miracle in Lithuania

City workers, at the behest of the municipal authority in Vilnius, Lithuania, remove a new plaque glorifying Kazys Skirpa, a planner and instigator of mass murder of Lithuanian Jewry, begore and during the Holocaust. (screen capture, and via the Defending History site)

Lithuanians are finally ready tell the truth about the Holocaust – Jews must now support them in their efforts to face their history

Apr 30, 2024, 1:44 PM

My Trip to Israel

A few observations and memories from my recent trip to Israel: I am met at Ben Gurion airport by my old friend Dave B who is one of those guys who makes you proud to be human. Dave lives in...

Oct 4, 2023, 9:31 AM

Yad Vashem Leads, At Last

I am still stunned by the events of last week. Dani Dayan's eloquent speech in the Lithuanian Seimas - before the Prime Minister, government and all MPs - has changed the course of Holocaust history and struck a magnificent...

Sep 1, 2023, 3:34 PM

Time to Withdraw the Hand of Friendship from Lithuania?

Those of us fighting for Holocaust truth in Lithuania have reason to feel encouraged at the moment. In recent weeks there have been some extraordinary developments: *Before a key NATO visit the main Noreika plaque was secretly removed in the...

Aug 3, 2023, 7:15 PM

In Australia, Something Extraordinary Just Took Place

I'm still reeling from the Australia J’Accuse! Tour and it’s got nothing to do with jetlag. Something quite remarkable happened Down Under, on so many levels, in so many ways. The magnificent, confident, thriving Jewish community of Australia has...

Jul 7, 2023, 8:31 PM

Where do we go from here?

Next week I will be joining Grant Gochin and Silvia Foti on a two week J’Accuse! Tour of Australia. This tour is without doubt our greatest success, a symbol of everything the film and the campaign have achieved, and...

May 6, 2023, 1:51 AM

Thank you, Ambassador!

For me, one of the most powerful moments in my film J’Accuse! occurs when Grant Gochin describes his first telephone conversation with Silvia Foti. Gochin says: "So I pick up the phone and she’s like “Hello, this is Silvia Foti” and...

May 3, 2023, 8:10 PM

Truth is Winning in Lithuania

Jonas Noreika plaque missing (author photo)

For the first time since my own J’Accuse! campaign started in 2019 (decades after Grant Gochin's and Silvia Foti's) I am daring to believe that Truth is winning. This has been a startling week. It began for me with a...

Apr 16, 2023, 6:56 AM

A shameful silence, Lithuania

These are the charges that my film J’Accuse! (and specifically its heroic protagonist Silvia Foti) lays against the Lithuanian government: That it is corrupted by crude antisemitism at the highest levels That it was the Government (via its repulsive...

About Me

Bulawayo born, a former travel writer for the Sunday Times and director/producer for the BBC and other once important media organisations, a keeper of chickens and grower of fruit and veg, a biker, a student of Torah, a Dad and Grandad... and a man determined to fight for justice in Lithuania.

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