In 1977 she graduated from Vilnius University, and from 1977 to 1991 she worked as criminalist and prosecutor in law enforcement agencies of the Lithuanian SSR.[2][4] Currently she works as an attorney and is registered as a lobbyist.[3]
As of 2024[update], she is a member of the Executive Committee of the European Jewish Congress. In 2013 she was elected as a Chairwoman of the Lithuanian Jewish (Litvak) Community[3] and re-elected in 2017[5] and in 2021.[6]
She speaks Yiddish, Hebrew, English, Polish, Russian, and Lithuanian.[4]
Family
Her grandmother Zisl was killed, as well as the whole mother's family were killed, but her father (Samuel Kukliansky[lt], lawyer[7][a]) and mother survived.[3] Both her father and mother Klara deceased and buried in Israel.[9]
Her son Rafael is a sound engineer, DJ, currently resides in Australia, her daughter Ruth is clinical psychologist, resides and works in Vilnius, Lithuania.[9]
2024: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany "for her tireless work commemorating Lithuanian Holocaust victims and long-term efforts to unite the LJC including enhancing the organization’s role on the national and international level."[3]
2019:Lithuanian Diplomacy Star "in recognition of her active involvement in organizing international dialogue and important agreements, cooperation between the LJC and Foreign Ministry, her contribution to making the Goodwill Law a reality and the active involvement of the LJC under her leadership in projects at Lithuanian diplomatic offices."[3][10]
2014:Award from the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research for her contributions to strengthening the Jewish community in Lithuania[3][11]
↑ Samuel Kukliansky was a Lithuanian attorney, expert criminology, and a professor at the Vilnius University. Born and raised in Veisiejai, he survived the Holocaust, and graduated from the Law Faculty of Vilnius University in 1953.[7][8]
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