(JTA) — Lithuania announced it would celebrate Jewish heritage with a special coin, which some critics charge features a symbol associated with far-right admirers of Holocaust perpetrators.

Archbishop Gintaras Grušas of the Vilnius Archdiocese described the recent finds as priceless historical artifacts and symbols of Lithuanian statehood. He thanked the many people and institutions ...

“These items are symbols of the long tradition of Lithuanian statehood, signs of Vilnius as the capital city, and magnificent works of goldsmithing and jewellery.” The artefacts, believed to ...