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Based on her research, Foti wrote an affidavit in support of Grant Gochin's lawsuit against the
Genocide and Resistance Research Centre. The lawsuit demanded the revocation of the certificate of good conduct during the war, issued by the centre. Gochin praised Foti, saying "Her integrity restores my
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is venerated as the heroic anti-Soviet
General Storm in Lithuania. He is commemorated in statues and plaques, and streets have been named in his honor. Foti's mother studied for a doctorate in literature and assembled documents in order to write a book on Noreika's life, however she became sick and
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and queried him on
Noreika, in his capacity as district chief, signing orders for the rounding up of Jews to ghettos. According to Foti, the director responded that "It is psychologically difficult to comprehend what he was thinking and feeling when he signed those papers." She consulted with
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house that had "suddenly become free". When questioned, the aunt said that "The Jews were gone, so the house was free", and when asked on
Noreika's responsibility she said "Maybe he had no choice". However, to Foti the horrific truth was self evident.
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Noreika's responsibility. In 2018 she published in
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