About this episode

Angelė Jakavonytė and her daughter Miglė Rukštelytė discuss their family's legacy and the life of partisan Juozas Jakavonis.

Angelė Jakavonytė, a Member of the Seimas or Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania and her daughter, Miglė Rukštelytė, the Director of the Juozas Jakavonis–Tigras Charity and Support Foundation, speak of their family's patriarch, partisan Juozas Jakavonis (Code Name: Tigras) who passed on in 2021 at age 96, with Mark from Floral Park.

People in this episode

Host: Mark

Guests: Angelė Jakavonytė, Miglė Rukštelytė

Topics covered

• family history
• Lithuanian politics
• charity work
• partisan history
• cultural heritage

Keywords

• Lithuania
• Seimas
• charity
• partisan
• family legacy
• politics
• Juozas Jakavonis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Juozas Jakavonis–Tigras Charity and Support Foundation

Places: Republic of Lithuania

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