Kóvne (Kaunas) [LT]: Professor Josif Parasonis [Vilnius]: Part I
https://youtu.be/vGC1F82prHE * Cover thumbnail photo taken in 1943 during World War II evacuation in Glazov (Udmurtskaja ASSR), USSR: (center) Josif Parasonis, this video's speaker (speaking on 20 April 2022), was born 6 Feb. 1941 in Kóvne (Kaunas), since 1962 resident in Vilnius; (left) his mother Zláte Elyashévitsh Parasón, born 15 February 1912 in Náyshot-Shaki (Kudirkos Naumiestis), died on 25 January 1998 in Haifa, Israel; (right) his older brother Moshe (Meyshe) Parason, born 16 January 1938, since 1973 resident in Haifa. NOTE: Zláte's husband, and the boys' father, Yitskhok Parason (Izakas Parasonis), born in Keydán (Kėdainiai) on 30 January 1905 had perished during the first days of the Lithuanian Holocaust in June 1941. * Professor Josif Parasonis (Yosif or Joseph Parason) is one of modern Vilnius's most beloved Jewish personalities. Born in Kóvne (Kaunas) on 6 Feb. 1941, some four and a half months before the Nazi invasion, he and his mother and elder brother survived by rapid evacuation to Russia. After the war, the survivors of the family returned to Kaunas. For decades, Prof. Parasonis, in addition to being a major professor of building sciences at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU / Vilnius Tech) and national specialist on the topic, has been a central Jewish community leader, whose roles have included serving as Deputy Chair of the Lithuanian Jewish Community and cofounding member of the new Vilnius Jewish Community. His writings of recent years on Jewish subjects in English translation, are available in DefendingHistory.com (at: https://defendinghistory.com/category/parasonis-josifas?order=asc). * This video interview was held in Vilnius on 20 April 2022. * Part of the Lithuanian Yiddish Video Archive (LYVA) at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89369D626BD42D2C
https://youtu.be/vGC1F82prHE * Cover thumbnail photo taken in 1943 during World War II evacuation in Glazov (Udmurtskaja ASSR), USSR: (center) Josif Parasonis, this video's speaker (speaking on 20 April 2022), was born 6 Feb. 1941 in Kóvne (Kaunas), since 1962 resident in Vilnius; (left) his mother Zláte Elyashévitsh Parasón, born 15 February 1912 in Náyshot-Shaki (Kudirkos Naumiestis), died on 25 January 1998 in Haifa, Israel; (right) his older brother Moshe (Meyshe) Parason, born 16 January 1938, since 1973 resident in Haifa. NOTE: Zláte's husband, and the boys' father, Yitskhok Parason (Izakas Parasonis), born in Keydán (Kėdainiai) on 30 January 1905 had perished during the first days of the Lithuanian Holocaust in June 1941. * Professor Josif Parasonis (Yosif or Joseph Parason) is one of modern Vilnius's most beloved Jewish personalities. Born in Kóvne (Kaunas) on 6 Feb. 1941, some four and a half months before the Nazi invasion, he and his mother and elder brother survived by rapid evacuation to Russia. After the war, the survivors of the family returned to Kaunas. For decades, Prof. Parasonis, in addition to being a major professor of building sciences at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU / Vilnius Tech) and national specialist on the topic, has been a central Jewish community leader, whose roles have included serving as Deputy Chair of the Lithuanian Jewish Community and cofounding member of the new Vilnius Jewish Community. His writings of recent years on Jewish subjects in English translation, are available in DefendingHistory.com (at: https://defendinghistory.com/category/parasonis-josifas?order=asc). * This video interview was held in Vilnius on 20 April 2022. * Part of the Lithuanian Yiddish Video Archive (LYVA) at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89369D626BD42D2C