To: Consul General Darius Gaidys, Los Angeles BCC: Undisclosed From: Grant Gochin Date: May 12, 2016 Consul General, Attached is our analysis of recent denials. We have tried to analyze this data identifying Jewish names. This analysis does not include the people on “pending” or “undecided” status such as my brother –in law – Sean Joffe, or Daniel Lutrin who has assisted with this research. It also does not include the people that just gave up on the process, the data is only cases that have been definitively declined and so reflected in Lithuanian Government records. The process at the Migration Department is ideologically negative, their first and foremost agenda is to decline Litvak applications, on whatever possible grounds they are able to manufacture. My personal experience, and that of many Litvaks that I know, is that applicants meet obstructionism, which is designed simply to deter them from pursuing their cases to a conclusion. The reflected declined cases in the analysis, therefore, are only those where applicants were motivated enough to meet MD obstructionism to conclusion. You may recall that in my case, MD claimed my Grandfather was not my Grandfather, that there could have been two families with the same names, that my Grandfathers’ documents could have belonged to somebody else, that photographs could be fraudulent, etc. Migration Department requires court orders to show minute changes in names which are patently obvious, they reject testimony for incorrect certifications, they have a large array of obstructionist tools, and each obstruction comes with many months delay; their agenda being to exasperate and encourage people to go away. Therefore, I imagine that the list of denials reflects only a small fraction of total applications. After the Lithuanian Supreme Court ruled decisively in my own case, calling MD’s positions “absurd” and “unfounded”, MD came back to me to ask if I also had Israeli citizenship. Israel had never been mentioned in my application, which shows that MD does administer applicants by ethnicity. My case proves that. The Interior Ministry will tell you that they do not use ethnicity as a metric, they are not truthful, MD employees are adept at identifying which applicants are Jewish. MD’s newest Jewish denial strategy is to state that there was no oppression of Litvaks during the Interwar period, and therefore, Jews that left for reasons of oppression or persecution are not eligible for restoration of their Lithuanian citizenship. We know that there was significant anti Semitism during the interwar period, and that a population that had been in Lithuania for 700 years did not suddenly begin to leave without very good reason. I have shown the persecution of my own family through Lithuanian documents in the Lithuanian archives, therefore, the position taken by MD is dishonest and ideological. Citizenship is not available for those that left before 1919, now MD has taken the position that citizenship is not available for Jews that left during the interwar period, and we know that there was a miniscule survival rate for Litvaks on Lithuanian territory, many times, the murders at the hands of ethnic Lithuanians, not Germans. This therefore makes MD’s citizenship policy a Judenrein (Jew free)

policy, a long standing goal of the employees of the Migration Department. In view of Lithuania’s history, this shows the country in very poor light. Latvia administers citizenship applications within one month, Germany and Austria an average of one month, Portugal 4 months, Poland within 6 months, yet of the Litvaks that I know, the fastest processing was two years, the average of the cases I know is 5 years. I have assisted applicants with citizenship applications in many other countries. Italy accepts letters explaining differences in dates or name spellings, yet, in one Litvak application I assisted, MD insisted on a court order showing that one letter difference in a name spelling over multiple documents was legally effected – a standard they knew was impossible to meet. The Migration Department imposes a standard on Litvak citizenship applicants that no other country imposes, and is not contained in Lithuanian law. Given the Migration Department Judenrein attitudes, their motivation is clear. The Seimas Committee might find the attached data to be useful. It is, of course, subject to further clarification and correction. Lithuania’s national image suffers as a result of Interior Ministry conduct. I hope the Seimas Committee recognizes the dishonesty in MD’s process and encourages MD to conduct their business in an ethical and objective fashion. Thank you. Grant Gochin.

Analytical Review of Denials for Restoration of Lithuanian Citizenship

Summary on Collation of Graphs

The graphs on the following pages have been compiled using data obtained directly via the search function on the Lithuanian Register of Acts Website (https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/en/legalActSearch). Every denial ruling is uploaded under the name 'Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos pilietybės neatkūrimo'. Please refer to Section A for the graphs and to Section B for granular detail on the unsuccessful applicants who form the basis of these graphs.

Section A.1 – Likely Ethnicity

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Section B – UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS

Restoration of Citizenship - Individual Denials

Name Country of Birth Date of Ruling Likely Ethnicity

Katsiarynos Siarko Russia May-16 Non-Jewish

Krystsinos Staniukinaitses Belarus May-16 Non-Jewish

Grazinos Jasinos Russia Apr-16 Non-Jewish

Olgos Jasinos Russia Apr-16 Non-Jewish

Gilat Biron Israel Apr-16 Jewish

May Biron Israel Apr-16 Jewish

Nimrod Biron Israel Apr-16 Jewish

Alan Kaplan South Africa Apr-16 Jewish

Ronald Kaplan South Africa Apr-16 Jewish

Gilat Ron (Sayag) Israel Apr-16 Jewish

Amalios Sayag Israel Apr-16 Jewish

Yael Sayag Israel Apr-16 Jewish

Shani Doron Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Shir Doron Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Tal Doron Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Ido Schneidover Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Raz Schneidover Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Tamar Schneidover Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Marcelle Friedland South Africa Mar-16 Jewish

Nimrod Rivier Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Yoav Rivier Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Roni Rivier Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Katerynos Solobutovos Ukraine Mar-16 Non-Jewish

Dean Gordon Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Colin Bedil South Africa Mar-16 Jewish

Gavid Bedil South Africa Mar-16 Jewish

Varren Bedil South Africa Mar-16 Jewish

Neville Lasarow South Africa Mar-16 Jewish

Yael Schanan Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Yoav Schanan Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Uri Schanan Israel Mar-16 Jewish

Michael Fehler South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Steven Fehler South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Joel Back South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Shirley Ruth Musikanth-Zacks South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Dylan Zacks South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Gareth Zacks South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Maksine Zacks South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Noy Dar Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Tom Dar Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Michael Hellig South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Guy Shacht Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Brittany Shapiro South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Jared Shapiro South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Kaylin Shapiro South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Lynette Shapiro South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Hannos Nayer Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Oded Nayer Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Ofer Nayer Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Uri Nayer Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Neri Aluma Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Illy Dishon Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Chen Shelach Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Eitan Shelach Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Adi Shelah Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Adi Miller Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Amiram Miller Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Ben Miller Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Gali Miller Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Idan Miller Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Limor Miller Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Lital Miller Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Sharon Miller Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Anzhelikos Markauskenes Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Oleg Sablinso Russia Feb-16 Non-Jewish

Greg Cohen South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Keiros Cohen South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Orly Arent Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Linos Azerskayos Russia Feb-16 Non-Jewish

Annos Buchinchik Russia Feb-16 Non-Jewish

Leos Harpaz Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Yelenos Kukalevskiy Kazachstan Feb-16 Non-Jewish

Fedor Kukalevskiy Kazachstan Feb-16 Non-Jewish

Caleb Levitan South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Hayley Levitan South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Judah Levitan South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Sofios Levitan South Africa Feb-16 Jewish

Efrat Holtzman Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Omri Holtzman Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Sagit Holtzman Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Shani Holtzman Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Aleksandr Bastrykin Russia Feb-16 Non-Jewish

Kamilijaus Makausko Lithuania Feb-16 Non-Jewish

Kristinos Marshevos Russia Feb-16 Non-Jewish

Viktor Syrovatkin Russia Feb-16 Non-Jewish

Alon Bassman Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Lior Bassman Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Gail Levin Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Phillip Levin Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Rael Levitt Israel Feb-16 Jewish

Musios Dulnikov Lithuania Jan-16 Non-Jewish

Ericos Suzan Lithuania Jan-16 Non-Jewish

Amitai Shalom Carney Israel Jan-16 Jewish

Daniel Izhak Carney South Africa Jan-16 Jewish

Carinne-Dophnos Carni Israel Jan-16 Jewish

David Natan Carni South Africa Jan-16 Jewish

Leon Joseph Charney Lithuania Jan-16 Jewish

Shani Toder Israel Jan-16 Jewish

Bronvyn Kotzen South Africa Jan-16 Jewish

Candice Kotzen South Africa Jan-16 Jewish

Gavin Kotzen South Africa Jan-16 Jewish

Ricky Kotzen South Africa Jan-16 Jewish

Ayelet Shifroni Israel Jan-16 Jewish

Eyal Shifroni Israel Jan-16 Jewish

Klil Shifroni Israel Jan-16 Jewish

Nave Shifroni Israel Jan-16 Jewish

Darjos Chriscianovic Belarus Jan-16 Non-Jewish

Siarhei Chriscianovic Belarus Jan-16 Non-Jewish

Mattan Lahav Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Tomer Lahav Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Claudios Constantiner USA Dec-15 Non-Jewish

Melissos Constantiner USA Dec-15 Non-Jewish

Steven Constantiner USA Dec-15 Non-Jewish

Arturo Sourasky Mexico Dec-15 Jewish

Victorios Dinari Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Zafrir Dinari Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Bernard Seeff South Africa Dec-15 Jewish

Doros Seeff South Africa Dec-15 Jewish

Alon Brutzkaus Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Oro Brutzkaus Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Noa Brutzkus Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Shneor Zalman Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Sason Zemach Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Hilton Gordon South Africa Dec-15 Jewish

Michael Gordon South Africa Dec-15 Jewish

Einav Gadish Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Oleg Kondravatichaus Russia Dec-15 Non-Jewish

Basyos Vilibert Lithuania Dec-15 Jewish

Dianos Vilibert Lithuania Dec-15 Jewish

Julio Karpucho Argentina Dec-15 Jewish

Caryn Abrams South Africa Dec-15 Jewish

Cynthia Cohen South Africa Dec-15 Jewish

Gavin Cohen South Africa Dec-15 Jewish

Trevor Cohen South Africa Dec-15 Jewish

Steven Rubinstein South Africa Dec-15 Jewish

Giora Gavish Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Nimrod Gavish Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Noa Gavish Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Ouzi Gavish Israel Dec-15 Jewish

Victoro Iochio Russia Dec-15 Non-Jewish

Alinos Ivanovos Russia Dec-15 Non-Jewish

Annos Ivanovos Russia Dec-15 Non-Jewish

Olgos Ivanovos Russia Dec-15 Non-Jewish

Zaavos Kantorovich Lithuania Dec-15 Jewish

Svetlanos Kocherginos Russia Dec-15 Non-Jewish

Pavel Melnikov Russia Dec-15 Jewish

Jegvenijos Rajsjakos Russia Dec-15 Non-Jewish

Annos Augustis Russia Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Ivan Augustis Russia Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Jono Zumerio Lithuania Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Eduardo Ramanausko Brazil Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Ariela Carno South Africa Nov-15 Jewish

Ilan Carno South Africa Nov-15 Jewish

Yaakov Carno South Africa Nov-15 Jewish

Yonatan Carno South Africa Nov-15 Jewish

Martin Carno South Africa Nov-15 Jewish

Michael Carno South Africa Nov-15 Jewish

Talya Carno South Africa Nov-15 Jewish

Dina Garber South Africa Nov-15 Jewish

Nikitos Nikolaev Portugal Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Ettie Geffen Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Boaz Geffen Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Yonatan Geffen Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Noa Geffen Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Ram Geffen Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Gilad Ronnen Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Rafael Barreiros Brazil Nov-15 Jewish

Brittany Romain South Africa Nov-15 Jewish

Rhett Romain South Africa Nov-15 Jewish

Robyn Romain South Africa Nov-15 Jewish

Baum Kaganas Uruguay Nov-15 Jewish

Brian Gers USA Nov-15 Jewish

Abraham Ravid Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Chen Ravid Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Ohad Ravid Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Yoseph Ankorion Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Aharon Altman Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Almog Altman Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Ofer Altman Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Shachaf Altman Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Shiran Battler Israel Nov-15 Jewish

Reginos Sidorovos Lithuania Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Irmos Chagidevitch Russia Nov-15 Jewish

Vitalijaus Georgicos Russia Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Antano Yatsinevichyus Russia Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Aleksander Lyapkin Russia Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Vadim Pichuzhkin Russia Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Kristinos Romanovos Russia Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Antoninos Romel Lithuania Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Margaritos Romel Russia Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Viktor Romel Russia Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Evgenii Savateev Russia Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Ingos Zamyslavos Belarus Nov-15 Non-Jewish

Kristinos Bragaite Russia Oct-15 Non-Jewish

Karinos Budei Russia Sep-15 Non-Jewish

Ilonos Ermakovos Russia Sep-15 Non-Jewish

Algimanto Yasulevichaus Russia Sep-15 Non-Jewish

Yanos Yasilevichute Russia Sep-15 Non-Jewish

Eduardo Bernetskio Russia Sep-15 Non-Jewish

Evgenii Butkaus Russia Sep-15 Non-Jewish

Arlene Treger South Africa Sep-15 Jewish

Brandon Treger USA Sep-15 Jewish

Dylan Treger USA Sep-15 Jewish

Shannon Treger USA Sep-15 Jewish

Bernice Ungar South Africa Sep-15 Jewish

Nathan Alpern Lithuania Sep-15 Jewish

Rachel Alpern Israel Sep-15 Jewish

Rafael Alpern Lithuania Sep-15 Jewish

Serge Alpern Lithuania Sep-15 Jewish

Vasilijaus Raskino Russia Sep-15 Non-Jewish

Danil Ermolaev Russia Sep-15 Non-Jewish

Larisos Ermolaev Russia Sep-15 Non-Jewish

Cilios Druskin Lithuania Sep-15 Jewish

Doros Druskin Lithuania Sep-15 Jewish

Yehudos Druskin Lithuania Sep-15 Jewish

Anastasiios Biriukovos Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Sofios Biriukovos Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Valeriios Kartashovos Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Zinaidos Kartashovos Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Reginos Klumbites Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Liudmilos Rokhlikovos Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Viktoriios Rokhlikovos Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Egidios Lipede Lithuania Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Valentinos Kolitilovos Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Onos Savateevos Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Rolando Brazhinsko Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Kazio Brazisko Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Vito Brazinsko Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Sergey Ario Russia Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Siarhei Matochivi'aus Belarus Aug-15 Non-Jewish

Rimo Petrausko Ukraine Jun-15 Non-Jewish

Gilad Bloch Israel Jun-15 Jewish

Viktoriios Cheremisinos Russia Jun-15 Non-Jewish

Elenos Filatovos Russia Jun-15 Non-Jewish

Jelizavetos Majorovos Russia May-15 Non-Jewish

Aleksanderio Aleksandrovo Bulgaria May-15 Non-Jewish

Emilio Aleksandrovo Bulgaria May-15 Non-Jewish

Emmos Aleksandrovos Bulgaria May-15 Non-Jewish

Lilianos Aleksandrovos Bulgaria May-15 Non-Jewish

Aleksandr Avrentyev Kazachstan Apr-15 Non-Jewish

Lauros Budrite Italy Apr-15 Non-Jewish

Liudmilos Budrytes Russia Apr-15 Non-Jewish

Leonido Shnaiderio Russia Apr-15 Jewish

Linos Shnaider Russia Apr-15 Jewish

Michaelio Shnaiderio Ukraine Apr-15 Jewish

Romano Rusako Russia Mar-15 Non-Jewish

Rimmos Arslanov Tajikstan Mar-15 Non-Jewish

Ruslano Shamsutdinovo Uzbekistan Mar-15 Non-Jewish

Zarinos Shamsutdinov Uzbekistan Mar-15 Non-Jewish

Oksanos Kivaievos Ukraine Mar-15 Non-Jewish

Oleksandro Kivaievo Ukraine Mar-15 Non-Jewish

Dmitrii'aus Baerino Russia Mar-15 Non-Jewish

Vladimir Baerino Russia Mar-15 Non-Jewish

Zenonos Baerino Lithuania Mar-15 Non-Jewish

Oleg Leykaus Russia Feb-15 Non-Jewish

Alon Levinson Russia Feb-15 Jewish

Moshe Faktor Lithuania Feb-15 Jewish

Ianinos Bozhenko Lithuania Feb-15 Non-Jewish

Lauros Iuknevichenės Lithuania Feb-15 Non-Jewish

Nelli Kurdiukovos Russia Feb-15 Non-Jewish

Anastasios Shobyrevos Russia Feb-15 Non-Jewish

Ayvaro Stankaus Lithuania Feb-15 Non-Jewish

Grazhinos Stankuvenės Lithuania Feb-15 Non-Jewish

Darios Marchenko Russia Feb-15 Non-Jewish

Stepanidos Aleksandrovičienės Lithuania Feb-15 Non-Jewish

Mykolo Kemešio Lithuania Feb-15 Non-Jewish

Zuzanos Juzefos Karnauch Lithuania Jan-15 Non-Jewish

Svetlanos Shchipakovos Lithuania Jan-15 Non-Jewish

Vitaly’aus Atkochayčio Russia Jan-15 Non-Jewish

Boriso Belousovo Estonia Jan-15 Non-Jewish

Iurii’aus Gornostai’aus Russia Jan-15 Non-Jewish

Candice’s Simone’s Hirson South Africa Jan-15 Jewish

Edeno Leeono Kogano Israel Jan-15 Jewish

Olgos Marčenkovos Tajikstan Jan-15 Non-Jewish

Vladimiro Povilaičio Lithuania Jan-15 Non-Jewish

Anastasiios Valikonitės Russia Jan-15 Non-Jewish

Inesos Yepikhavos Belarus Jan-15 Non-Jewish

Aleksey’aus Vorobyevo Russia Jan-15 Non-Jewish