After meeting with participants at the ROI/Paideia European Gathering, president of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Sandy Cardin reflected on his visit to Lithuania in this piece in the JTA:

The warmth emanating from the conference room of the Conti Hotel in Vilnius stood in stark contrast to the damp weather outside. Just steps away from the site of the Vilnius Ghetto, remnants of which can still be found, more than 30 young Jewish activists from across Europe were miraculously networking, studying and sharing their dreams for the Jewish future.

As I listened to their conversations, it quickly became clear why the conference organizers had decided to hold this meeting in Lithuania: There is no place in the world quite like Vilnius, once home to one of the largest and most respected Jewish communities in the world.

To read the entire piece, check it out online at JTA.org.

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