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List of Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations

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43: 196:. There are As of 1 December 2022, 924 Lithuanian men and women bestowed with the honour. The Lithuanian list includes not only Lithuanians, but also Polish and Russian citizens of Lithuania. The search for the righteous is ongoing but it has become increasingly difficult to find survivors who can confirm the fact of rescue and tell their story. Most of the Jews were saved by peasants as it was easier to hide them in remote farms and most rescued Jews were children as they attracted less attention. More Jews were saved in 841:(Hands Bringing Life and Bread), which documents stories of Jewish rescue. In 2009, the fourth volume was published. In 2009, the museum unveiled an exhibition "Išsigelbėjęs Lietuvos žydų vaikas pasakoja apie Šoa" (Rescued Lithuanian Jewish Child Tells about Shoa) with about 1,000 pages of text, 6,000 photos, 60 hours of visual and 5 hours of audio material. The exhibition was published as a DVD and is available online. In 2011, the museum published a book with a list of 2,570 names of Lithuanians who rescued Jews. In 2012, the 537: 866: 2058: 263:(recognized in 1988), writer and his wife Sofija Binkienė (1967). They hid Jews in their house in Kaunas and looked for other hiding places for them. During the German occupation, the Binkis house was informally known as the "Jewish Hotel". After the war, Sofija Binkienė compiled the first more comprehensive book on Jewish rescuers in Lithuania, 836:
was established in 1989 and began systematic study and collection of information about the rescuers and the rescued. As of 1998, it has collected information about more than 2,300 families (including 120 priests) who rescued Jews and has compiled a list of about 3,000 rescued Jews. In 1997, the Vilna
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claiming that she had to collect Jewish books from students. She smuggled food, medicine, documents, letters, money and other necessities into the ghetto and carried out documents and literary work thus helping to preserve Jewish cultural heritage. She became a regular liaison between the two worlds
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Architect Tauras Budzys started a private initiative to affix memorial medallions to the tombstones of the righteous among the nations. The medallions measure 76 millimetres (3.0 in) in diameter and are made of brass. They depict two hands that symbolize help, letters A✝A and RIP (short for
200:(western Lithuania) than in other areas of Lithuania. Many of the rescued Jews were helped by multiple people. For example, Glikas family (parents and five children) was helped by about twenty Lithuanian families; ten individuals were recognized as the Righteous Among the Nations in 2005. 821:) published a list of rescuers and rescued Jews compiled by Antanas Gurevičius. Based on various sources, he counted 6,271 rescuers and 10,137 rescued Jews. However, the book has been criticized for lax inclusion criteria. For example, it includes 1,000 people who signed a petition in 887:. An exhibition "Išgelbėjęs vieną gyvybę, išgelbėja visą pasaulį" (One Who Saves One Life Saves the Entire World), a narrative of 105 stories about the rescuers, has been traveling throughout the country. In 2019, a comprehensive catalog of this exhibition was released. 796:
in 1947–1948. In total, 231 questionnaires were completed. However, the Holocaust research in the Soviet Union was generally suppressed. Therefore, information from these questionnaires was first published only in 1991–1992, i.e. after
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and received help from the writer Kazys Jakubėnas and colleagues at the university. Šimaitė rescued people by looking for shelter for them, and carrying small children in baskets. She managed to hide a young Jew, Tanya Wachsman, in the
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published a list of rescuers that combined previously published lists by the Jewish State Museum, Gurevičius, Rimašauskas as well as the lists of those recognized as Righteous Among the Nations and awarded the
813:(Soldiers Even Without Weapons), and managed to get it published in Vilnius in 1967. The book listed about 400 names of rescuers and rescued Jews. In 1999, the Union of Lithuanian Canadian Journalists ( 361: 497:(2000), traveler and anthropologist. During the war, he was a director of a public library in Vilnius and refused to destroy books in Hebrew and Yiddish. He helped Akiva Gerszater, a fellow 437: 1294: 805:) by Jonas Rimašauskas was published in 2008, almost 40 years after the author's death. Sofija Binkienė compiled the first more comprehensive book on Jewish rescuers in Lithuania, 207:
were the first Lithuanians to be awarded this title in 1966. The majority of the Lithuanian rescuers, recognized as Righteous, have also received the Lithuanian State Award, the
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The first stories of rescuers appeared in Lithuanian press in late 1944, and Lithuanians who retreated west after the war collected questionnaires from Lithuanians in
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Juozas Rutkauskas (1996), office worker. He got a job in a passport department and helped forge documents saving some 150 Jews. He was executed by the Gestapo in 1944.
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to save a Jewish family as rescuers (the petition was ignored); it also includes 2,000 Jewish children as rescued Jews based on an unsuccessful petition by women in
400: 1851: 1319: 302:. In 1942, he submitted a letter of protest against the killing of Lithuanian Jews to the German General Commissariat in Kaunas. In 1941–1942, Grinius sheltered 303: 17: 1628: 1520: 1394: 519: 171: 576: 1369: 938:
to honor Jewish rescuers in Nazi-occupied Lithuania. The stone marks the place where a memorial to Jewish rescuers will be erected in the future. In 2019,
842: 372: 847: 793: 275: 208: 1344: 461: 2888: 504: 1469: 1444: 852: 213: 243: 1264: 2924: 1239: 1214: 1135: 292:(born 1934), the future writer, and his sister. He was helped by multiple people, six of whom were recognized as the Righteous Among the Nations. 2287: 81: 2934: 2382: 2335: 2320: 1802: 145: 120: 110: 906:, a district of Vilnius, was named after Juozas Rutkauskas who saved about 150 Jews and was executed by the Nazis. In 2015, a street in the 2351: 2300: 2295: 383: 135: 95: 90: 1188: 2330: 484: 140: 2325: 2310: 1995: 223: 129: 105: 585:, and her two daughters. She established a sewing workshop which employed nearly 50 Jewish women. Venclauskienė also hid several Jews. 2305: 1756: 545: 366: 164: 100: 1495: 1679: 884: 477:(1977), priest. He forged birth and baptismal records and helped Jews find a safe hiding place. He saved some 120 Jewish children. 1897: 2728: 488: 353: 2804: 2013: 442: 1777: 801:
in 1990. A book based on these questionnaires (originals are kept at the Department of Special Collections and Archives of
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trucks to safer locations. It is estimated that he saved as many as 300 Jews before his arrest and execution in early 1942.
157: 1876: 357: 2929: 2799: 927: 658:. He issued multiple transit visas to Jews. He is the only Japanese person recognized as the Righteous Among the Nations. 57: 1967: 2764: 125: 2656: 2375: 1663: 595: 1652:
A. Gurevičiaus sąrašai: tūkstančiai lietuvių, kurie gelbėjo tūkstančius Lietuvos žydų Antrojo pasaulinio karo metais
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The citizens of Lithuania have the second highest count of individuals per capita who have been recognised by
1650: 1295:"Dokumentikos cikle "Pasaulio teisuoliai" – pribloškiančios istorijos apie lietuvių drąsą holokausto metais" 2547: 2368: 2082: 377: 2117: 2004: 1521:"Venclauskienė Stanislava; Daughter: Venclauskaitė Danutė; Daughter: Pampikienė Gražbylė (Venclauskaitė)" 617: 32: 665: 487:(1999), actress and writer. They saved Dana Pomeranz-Mazurkevich, the future violinist and professor at 340:(1985), actress, and her three daughters. They sheltered Ija Taubman as well as several Jewish children. 2733: 2391: 946:
to the righteous among the nations. The construction is expected to finish in late 2020 or early 2021.
565: 471:(2006), physician. He smuggled minors out of the ghetto and arranged their further protection and care. 2661: 1163: 425: 2903: 2830: 2743: 2442: 2347: 2157: 1981: 621: 405: 2840: 2835: 2447: 2422: 2417: 2542: 2437: 2432: 2427: 1565: 308: 2666: 474: 2870: 2057: 1553:. IWM Junior Visiting Fellows' Conferences. Vol. 34. Vienna: Institute for Human Sciences. 988: 582: 524: 299: 42: 455: 2267: 1953:
Full list of the Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations at the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum
918:(about 2,000 LED rods connected into a 7-metre (23 ft) diameter spiral) was unveiled on 802: 501:, first by employing him in the library and then hiding him in his home for about ten months. 428:(2000), teacher and university professor. She helped hide Tamara Lazerson and other students. 2472: 931: 313:
in his home. None of the visitors, who came to see the former president, betrayed Gelpernas.
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The Righteous Among the Nations award was established in 1963. Julija Vitkauskienė and
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soldier. He hid Jews in his apartment, obtained work permits to save Jews from the
599: 552: 541: 204: 2676: 2227: 2142: 2092: 494: 434:(2006), chess master. Together with her husband, she helped three Jewish children. 2809: 2696: 2691: 2635: 2570: 2477: 2277: 2252: 2247: 2242: 2237: 2192: 2177: 2072: 915: 899: 873: 798: 661: 651: 647: 637: 316: 2789: 2723: 2630: 2482: 2257: 2127: 992: 560: 324: 289: 1973: 2918: 2794: 2769: 2610: 2600: 2595: 2575: 2517: 2507: 2407: 2360: 2212: 2207: 2107: 2037: 2027: 1734: 1720: 1608: 1121: 958:), and inscription "Righteous Among the Nations" in Lithuanian, English, and 536: 388: 295: 62: 52: 2487: 934:. On September 21, 2018 a memorial stone was unveiled on Maironis Street in 2875: 2845: 2686: 2651: 2580: 2565: 2527: 2492: 2272: 2232: 2197: 2122: 2112: 2077: 1830:"Žydų gelbėtojos O. Šimaitės atminimas pagerbtas atidarius jos vardo gatvę" 1737:(in Lithuanian). Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania. 2015 1105: 857:
to come up with a list of 3,277 names. The list was made available online.
664:(1997), Dutch businessman and diplomat. He issued more than 2,000 visas to 627: 415: 394: 347: 260: 254: 193: 2671: 2605: 2522: 2512: 2102: 1658:(in Lithuanian). Kanados lietuvių žurnalistų sąjunga. pp. 132, 180. 669: 613: 603: 393:. They worked with Petras Baublys and saved children and others from the 939: 865: 555:(1966), librarian. She used her professional position of a librarian at 515: 218:. The cross was first awarded in September 1992 and it was initiated by 2860: 2137: 2047: 1898:"Pristatytas Pasaulio teisuolių skvero sutvarkymo konkurso nugalėtojas" 1041: 274:
Marija and Jeronimas Bukontas (1995), peasants. They saved and adopted
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Full list of the Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem
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Dimensions of Modernity. The Enlightenment and its Contested Legacies
822: 632: 498: 346:(recognized in 1982), ophthalmologist. She rescued children from the 197: 1957: 1807: 323:. Together with his wife Ona, he sheltered a Jewish girl from the 984: 959: 935: 895: 382:. They helped rescue Esther, one-year old daughter of the writer 253:(recognized in 1977), pediatrician. He rescued children from the 942:
decided to reconstruct and dedicate a square next to the former
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Macenavičius Antanas (1976) and his wife Marija. They sheltered
1879:(in Lithuanian). Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė. 21 September 2018 923: 891: 869: 655: 411: 1168:
Elektroninis žinynas "Žymūs Kauno žmonės: atminimo įamžinimas"
1046:"Righteous Among the Nations Honored by Yad Vashem: Lithuania" 898:
to honor the 100th birth anniversary of the Japanese diplomat
1852:"Menininkė G. Vos – apie šviesos paminklą "olandų Sugiharai"" 1573: 826: 192:, for saving Jews from extermination during the Holocaust in 1170:(in Lithuanian). Kauno apskrities viešoji biblioteka. 2004 1759:(in Lithuanian). Valstybinis Vilniaus Gaono žydų muziejus 1682:(in Lithuanian). Valstybinis Vilniaus Gaono žydų muziejus 1547:"Politics of Memory of the Holocaust in the Soviet Union" 1136:"Stašaitis Juozas & Stašaitienė Agnieška; Son: Jonas" 1023:(in Lithuanian). Valstybinis Vilniaus Gaono žydų muziejus 458:, the future political scientists, for about nine months. 451:. She helped 16-year old Bella Gurvich (later Rozenberg). 589: 1877:"Vilniuje įamžinti Pasaulio tautų teisuolių žygdarbiai" 1803:"Vilniuje - Pasaulio tautų teisuolio J.Rutkausko gatvė" 837:
Gaon Jewish State Museum started publishing the series
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Petronis, Augminas; Šulcas, Gediminas (28 June 2019).
1021:"Lietuvos piliečIų – pasaulio tautų teisuolių sąrašas" 883:(The Righteous Among the Nations) was released by the 350:, hid them, and found more permanent housing for them. 1702:"Išsigelbėjęs Lietuvos žydų vaikas pasakoja apie Šoa" 1699: 962:. As of June 2019, Budzys marked about fifty graves. 356:(1991), writer and widow of the painter and composer 843:
Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania
1566:""Lietuvos Dienos", Čiurlionis, Kent State paroda" 624:, he issued work permits to non-essential workers. 271:(Soldiers Even Without Weapons) published in 1967. 1960:(extensive exhibition in English and Lithuanian; 1757:"Išgelbėjęs vieną gyvybę, išgelbėja visą pasaulį" 1680:"Gyvybę ir duoną nešančios rankos (4 sąsiuvinys)" 1420:"Macenavičius Antanas & Macenavičienė Marija" 2916: 1968:Rescued Lithuanian Jewish Child Tells about Shoa 1958:Rescued Lithuanian Jewish Child Tells about Shoa 1700:Selčinskaja, Danutė; Čilvinaitė, Jolita (2009). 1215:"Pasaulio tautų teisuolių išskirtinės istorijos" 807: 265: 2003: 1832:(in Lithuanian). Kauno diena. 22 September 2015 1778:"Vilnius' sakura cherry blossoms finally bloom" 879:In 2018, a twelve-part documentary film series 237: 2899:List of Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations 2390: 1917: 1496:"Ona Šimaitė – gyvenimą paskyrusi kitų gėriui" 2376: 1989: 1900:(in Lithuanian). Šiauliai plius. 22 July 2019 1549:. 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He saved the now famous theater critic, 172: 158: 1622: 1620: 1618: 1370:"Lukauskas Mikas & Lukauskienė Elena" 1087: 1085: 1083: 1081: 1079: 1077: 1075: 1073: 1071: 1069: 1544: 1525:The Righteous Among the Nations Database 1493: 1474:The Righteous Among the Nations Database 1449:The Righteous Among the Nations Database 1424:The Righteous Among the Nations Database 1399:The Righteous Among the Nations Database 1374:The Righteous Among the Nations Database 1349:The Righteous Among the Nations Database 1324:The Righteous Among the Nations Database 1269:The Righteous Among the Nations Database 1244:The Righteous Among the Nations Database 1193:The Righteous Among the Nations Database 1140:The Righteous Among the Nations Database 885:Lithuanian National Radio and Television 864: 616:(2004), German engineer, major with the 535: 2889:Occupation of Lithuania by Nazi Germany 1754: 1563: 1213:Stankevičius, Rimantas (1 March 2019). 1153: 1103: 972: 598:(1984), Polish nun. She hid members of 14: 2925:Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations 2917: 2729:Lithuanian Auxiliary Police battalions 1626: 1615: 1289: 1287: 1285: 1066: 1040: 1019:Selčinskaja, Danutė (11 August 2019). 1014: 1012: 991:before the war and became part of the 489:Boston University College of Fine Arts 224:Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas 190:Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations 18:Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations 2364: 2014:Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust 1977: 1627:Ellick, Adam B. (February 25, 2002). 987:(Vilna, Wilno) which was part of the 590:Non-Lithuanian righteous in Lithuania 572:Stanislava Jakševičiūtė-Venclauskienė 447:(1995), doctor, mother of politician 288:Dainauskas family (2004). They saved 2935:Lists of Righteous Among the Nations 1850:Gudavičius, Stasys (June 16, 2018). 1590:"Tūkstančiai lietuvių gelbėjo žydus" 1588:Valkavičius, Vincas (May 20, 2000). 682:Number of recognized people by year 483:(1999), operatic tenor and his wife 1811:(in Lithuanian). September 21, 2011 1597:Draugas. Literatūra, menas, mokslas 1282: 1009: 928:Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands 819:Kanados lietuvių žurnalistų sąjunga 602:, a local Zionist group, including 24: 1649:Martinionis, Antanas, ed. (1999). 1240:"Kairys Juozas & Kairienė Ona" 25: 2946: 2765:Fareinigte Partizaner Organizacje 1941: 1564:Stankus, Viktoras (May 1, 2012). 596:Anna Borkowska (Sister Bertranda) 485:Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė 358:Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis 2894:History of the Jews in Lithuania 2056: 860: 839:Gyvybę ir duoną nešančios rankos 321:Act of Independence of Lithuania 257:and housed them in an orphanage. 41: 1911: 1890: 1869: 1843: 1822: 1795: 1770: 1748: 1727: 1693: 1672: 1642: 1581: 1557: 1538: 1513: 1494:Baškienė, Rasa (11 July 2018). 1487: 1462: 1437: 1412: 1387: 1362: 1345:"Lastienė Petronėlė (Sirutytė)" 1337: 1312: 799:Lithuania declared independence 1257: 1232: 1206: 1181: 1128: 1034: 914:. In June 2018, a monument to 834:Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum 354:Sofija Kymantaitė-Čiurlionienė 13: 1: 2346:Related articles by country: 1970:(exhibition guide in English) 1002: 983:These rescuers saved Jews in 581:(1995), actress and widow of 438:Ona Jablonskytė-Landsbergienė 422:, the future theatre scholar. 285:(born 1941), the future poet. 2083:Princess Alice of Battenberg 872:park in Vilnius in honor of 650:(1984), vice consul for the 362:Danutė Čiurlionytė-Zubovienė 238:Notable Lithuanian righteous 7: 2413:Related articles by country 2118:Helen of Greece and Denmark 2005:Righteous Among the Nations 1631:. Jewish Telegraphic Agency 1301:(in Lithuanian). 2018-02-26 1104:Sakaitė, Viktorija (1998). 676: 10: 2951: 2930:Lists of Lithuanian people 2734:Lithuanian Security Police 2392:The Holocaust in Lithuania 566:Vilnius University Library 331:Olga Kuzmina-Dauguvietienė 2904:Songs of the Vilna Ghetto 2884: 2831:HKP 562 forced labor camp 2823: 2782: 2757: 2716: 2709: 2644: 2556: 2463: 2456: 2398: 2348:Rescue of the Danish Jews 2344: 2286: 2158:Aristides de Sousa Mendes 2065: 2054: 2020: 2011: 1110:Genocidas Ir Resistencija 622:HKP 562 forced labor camp 371:and son-in-law architect 360:with her daughter writer 319:(2005), signatory of the 2841:Kauen concentration camp 2836:Kailis forced labor camp 2805:Ninth Fort November 1941 965: 666:Curaçao and Dependencies 2543:Franz Walter Stahlecker 1545:Baranova, Olga (2015). 902:. In 2011, a street in 546:Garden of the Righteous 2800:Kaunas 29 October 1941 1189:"Legantienė Michalina" 989:Second Polish Republic 894:trees were planted in 876: 818: 808: 640:, transferred Jews in 583:Kazimieras Venclauskis 548: 410:(1992), member of the 300:President of Lithuania 266: 2268:Johan Hendrik Weidner 2088:Archbishop Damaskinos 1755:Selčinskaja, Danutė. 1320:"Čiurlionienė Sofija" 868: 803:Kent State University 620:. As a leader of the 539: 414:and widow of General 2667:Bronislovas Paukštys 2586:Shmerke Kaczerginski 2503:Aleksandras Lileikis 2218:Klymentiy Sheptytsky 475:Bronislovas Paukštys 449:Vytautas Landsbergis 304:Dimitrijus Gelpernas 220:Vytautas Landsbergis 2739:Rollkommando Hamann 2538:Rudolf Joachim Seck 2066:Notable individuals 1577:(in Lithuanian): 6. 1470:"Rutkauskas Juozas" 1395:"Landsbergienė Ona" 908:Old Town of Vilnius 881:Pasaulio teisuoliai 809:Ir be ginklo kariai 683: 520:Markas Petuchauskas 456:Aleksandras Štromas 401:Stefanija Ladigienė 267:Ir be ginklo kariai 2856:Marcinkonys Ghetto 2662:Petronėlė Lastienė 2626:Yitzhak Wittenberg 2621:Elchonon Wasserman 2533:Adrian von Renteln 2498:Algirdas Klimaitis 2473:Algimantas Dailidė 2288:Nations and groups 2168:Tadeusz Pankiewicz 2133:Constantin Karadja 2043:Seven Laws of Noah 1962:Adobe Flash Player 932:Dalia Grybauskaitė 910:was renamed after 877: 681: 557:Vilnius University 549: 540:Tree dedicated to 529:, and his mother.' 426:Petronėlė Lastienė 373:Vladimiras Zubovas 230:, director of the 228:Emanuelis Zingeris 222:, chairman of the 68:Seven Laws of Noah 2912: 2911: 2871:Švenčionys Ghetto 2778: 2777: 2749:Ypatingasis būrys 2705: 2704: 2616:Abraham Sutzkever 2591:Zelig Kalmanovich 2464:Perpetrators and 2358: 2357: 2098:Odoardo Focherini 2033:Holocaust victims 1735:"Žydų gelbėtojai" 1711:(in Lithuanian). 1709:Lietuvos muziejai 1164:"Binkienė Sofija" 1112:(in Lithuanian). 1106:"Žydų gelbėjimas" 890:In October 2001, 848:Life Saving Cross 790: 789: 630:(1964), Austrian 608:Abraham Sutzkever 514:(1996), Mayor of 481:Kipras Petrauskas 432:Elena Lukauskienė 276:Alfonsas Bukontas 209:Life Saving Cross 182: 181: 35:Among the Nations 16:(Redirected from 2942: 2795:Kaunas June 1941 2714: 2713: 2461: 2460: 2414: 2404: 2385: 2378: 2371: 2362: 2361: 2263:Raoul Wallenberg 2183:Marion Pritchard 2173:Giorgio Perlasca 2148:Valdemar Langlet 2060: 1998: 1991: 1984: 1975: 1974: 1935: 1934: 1932: 1931: 1915: 1909: 1908: 1906: 1905: 1894: 1888: 1887: 1885: 1884: 1873: 1867: 1866: 1864: 1863: 1847: 1841: 1840: 1838: 1837: 1826: 1820: 1819: 1817: 1816: 1799: 1793: 1792: 1790: 1789: 1784:. 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