Faina Kukliansky (born September 9, 1954) is a Lithuanian lawyer and a chairwoman of the Lithuanian Jewish (Litvaks) community.Prezidentūroje įteikti Valstybės apdovanojimai už nuopelnus Lietuvai (State Awards for Merits to Lithuania Presented at the Presidential Palace), February 16, 2024Faina Kukliansky www.vle.lt
Biography Faina Kukliansky comes from a family of Holocaust survivors that lived in Veisiejai, Lithuania.
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.Lawyer's office Kukliansky & co. kukliansky.lt Currently she works as an attorney and is registered as a lobbyist.
, 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; she was re-elected in 2017Faina Kukliansky Wins Election to Head Lithuanian Jewish Community, www.lzb.lt, June 2, 2017 and in 2021.Faina Kukliansky Re-Elected Head of Lithuanian Jewish Community, www.lzb.lt, July 8, 2021
She speaks Yiddish, Hebrew, English, Polish, Russian, and Lithuanian.
Family Her grandmother Zisl was killed, as well as the whole of her mother's family were killed, but her father (, a lawyerSamuel Kukliansky Remembered at 25th Anniversary of Lithuanian University, www.lzb.lt 2016-06-27) and mother survived. Both her father and mother Klara are deceased and buried in Israel.FAINA KUKLIANSKY, a "Geros valios fondas" file, at gvf.lt
Her son Rafael is a sound engineer and DJ, and currently resides in Australia. Her daughter Ruth is a clinical psychologist, and resides and works in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Awards 2024: Officer's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania 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."Germany Bestows Award on Faina Kukliansky on D-Day, www.lzb.lt, June 7, 2024 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."LJC Chairwoman Faina Kukliansky Awarded Star of Lithuanian Diplomacy, www.lzb.lt. July 5, 2019 2014: Award from the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research for her contributions to strengthening the Jewish community in LithuaniaYIVO Award Presented to Lithuanian Jewish Community Chair Faina Kukliansky, www.lzb.lt, December 18, 2014 Knight's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania
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Faina Kukliansky su šeima, a photo of Faina Kukliansky with her family Faina Kukliansky's Oral History (video, 1h 34min., in Yiddish, no transcript), Yiddish Book Center