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RED BEETS
Marijona Venslauskaite Boyle
Her brother Jonas, who was three years older than
she was, hurried along the rutted road. She knew
every inch of the way. She always stopped to greet
Editor’s Note: Although this is a work of fiction it is her friends. Farmer Mickelavičius’ cow usually came
based on facts as told to the author while she was in to the fence to say hello. She liked the low mournful
Lithuania. The names have been changed in this story. sound. It tickled her ears. She jumped and waved to
chirping sparrows nesting inside the
carved wayside cross. She imagined
they were saying their prayers, just like
the neighbors at vespers. Maybe today
they could stop in the shade of her own
giant oak. Everyone said this a˛žuolas
(oak) was ancient _ old when grand-
mother’s grandmother was a girl. You
could feel the spirits of the old Lithuan-
ian gods there. All you had to do was to
hold your breath and hug the sacred
tree. Gnarled branches gave up secrets,
leaves swayed and whispered. Further
down the road, a strange and wonderful
figure carved by Uncle Dambrūiunas
beckoned her. This was Rūpintojėlis.
She had heard that this sorrowful man
Bodies of the partisans are "posed" with their radio and typewriters. could do all the worrying for them. She
To the left is the KGB guard who probably was one of the shooters. loved his sad eyes, his crown of thorns.
She had been awakened in the night by shots They would pray to Him and He would
and shouts. They came from the nearby forest of help them. Mama said so.
Anykščiai. This was where the miško broliai, forest But today, they didn’t stop anywhere. Jonas
brothers were hiding. They weren’t all her brothers, grabbed hold of her hand and pulled her along when
but her brother Juozas was among them. Maybe that she lagged behind. They met Antanas and Audrytė
was why Papa slipped out of the house into the forest from the next farm. They whispered something to
at night carrying a loaf of dark bread hidden under Jonas, but she couldn’t understand what they said. A
his sheepskin jacket. Nobody talked about it. Nobody few more children joined them. Nobody talked. She
answered her questions. Sometimes her grown up sis- knew what they had to do as they grew close to the
ter Danutė said the boys were at the front. Maybe village center. At this place, they had to keep their
that’s where Juozas was. She hoped so. Otherwise heads perfectly straight. They could only peek side-
they might pass him lying in the ditch around the wise to see if there were any bodies lying in the dirt
town square across from their school. road. They didn’t dare to stop. The soldiers might pull
Danutė hustled her and Jonas out the door, shov- them aside and question them. Silently, they counted.
ing a slice of rye bread and a piece of smoked bacon There were three bodies today. Even she could count
rind into each of their hands for lunch. Danutė was to three. When they reached the shabby school, Jonas
always frowning lately, acting bossy and impatient. said, “I’ll tell Jurgis I’ve seen his brother.” She re-
Just because mama had to stay in bed. Danutė membered Jurgis, how he was always laughing. His
scolded, “Greitai, greitai, ˛i mokykla˛.” “Hurry, hurry red beard used to tickle her when he picked her up
up. Go to school.” Mama never scolded like that. and swung her around during the harvest dances.
Mama always explained things, hugged and petted He was her sister Danutė’s bernelis, sweetheart. She
her, called her dukrelė, darling little daughter. She didn’t recognize any of the others.
worried about mama. She looked pale, couldn’t talk On their way home from school, the three “broth-
much. When she came home from school, she ers” were still there. Crows and vultures swooped
decided to pick some cornflowers for mama. over them. Sometimes a body disappeared in the

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night. A mother and father forehead with a vinegar
might risk burying their son. If soaked cloth and gave her a
they were caught, the cattle drink. She lit large beeswax
cars called vežimai, would candles in carved wooden
take them east. All the chil- holders. The little one saw
dren worried about the veži- mama’s black wooden rosary
mai, worried about their on the table and put it in her
parents, about their brothers, hand. Inside the cross of this
who were partisans. On this special rosary, she knew that
day, she kept worrying about if she opened the cross the
mama. In her hurry to reach way her mama showed her,
Unknown partisan. The bodies were often
home, she forgot to pick the positioned by the shooters to mock them. she would see the hair
cornflowers. She burst into that belonged to Lithuania’s
tears on the doorstep, “Pamyr- patron saint, St. Casimir. Mama called it a relic.
sau˛ gėlytės.” “I forgot the flowers,” she sobbed. She Mama kept coughing and trying to talk. She was
wanted to go back but her sister Danutė pulled her asking for something. The little one tried to hear the
into the house saying, “Nėra laiko” “There’s no time. words, but it just sounded like barščiai, red beets? Of
Mama’s asking for you.” course, she thought, Mama was asking for red beet
What could this mean? She passed her father who soup. It always was her favorite. They would have to
was standing at the worn wooden table. There was a make some for her. She tugged at Danutė’s skirts, but
basin of water and a linen towel nearby. her sister told her she was too busy. Perhaps her
He was rinsing off the dust of the fields. He was brother Jonas could help. When she found him he
putting on his best homespun shirt. Why was he home said, “Negaliu.” “Can’t” He had to stand by his
so early? It couldn’t be suppertime; the warm, freshly mother’s bedside all night. He called it a vigil. She
soured milk, coarse black bread and boiled potatoes didn’t know what a vigil was and he didn’t explain.
were nowhere in sight. He patted her head gently, al- Papa was still gone. There was no one else to ask.
though his mouth was grim. “Go to mama.” He said, She would have to do it herself. She remembered all
“I have to get Father Bagdanavičius.” She watched the vegetables would be in the root cellar off the
him trudge out to the barn, hitch the old workhorse to kitchen. She went there for potatoes or cabbage.
the wagon and disappear down the road. Surely she could find enough lovely red beets to fill
Mama’s room seemed brighter that usual. There her apron. She hoped she could reach the pump out-
was a comforting smell of beeswax from the candles. side the door so she could wash and scrub them. It
The silence reminded her of church. She could almost was cool and dim in the root cellar. She smelled earth
smell the incense. She looked at the golden, flicker- all around her. She found a few potatoes and cab-
ing flame which lit the kind face of Mary, recessed in bages in one corner. She saw something red and her
the wall. This shrine was a copy of Our Lady of heart pounded hopefully. It turned out to be an apple.
Aušros Vartai, which stood at the Gates of Dawn in She ran to the other wooden bins. Most were empty.
Vilnius. Many miracles had been performed by Our At last she spied a mound of beautiful red beets.
Lady over the years in Vilnius. Mama and she often Would she remember how Mama and Danutė cooked
knelt together and prayed before the icon for a new , red beet soup? A great sigh escaped her. How tired
miracle _ to end the shooting, to bring the partisans she felt. She would rest for a moment. She climbed
home, to stop the cattle cars from traveling east. Now into the bin with the ruby red beets, smelling of earth
mama couldn’t get out of bed. She looked at mama,
and hope and fell asleep.
propped up by snowy white linen pillows. They
smelled of sunshine and new mown hay. Her eyes No one upstairs missed her. They were waiting
were bright; her breath was harsh. “Arčiau, dukrele˛ ” for the priest. When Father Bagdanavičius arrived
“Closer, little darling, ”mama could hardly speak. The in his threadbare cassock, he carried a worn black
little one laid her head close to mama on the pillows. leather bag. Inside would be the sacred host, oil
When mama started coughing, she became fright- for anointing and holy water. Her brother Jonas
ened. Danutė stopped spreading their best linen cloth was an altar boy and would help the priest with the
on the bedside table near a small crucifix. Instead, sacrament of Extreme Unction. Besides the family,
she brought over an enamel basin and bathed mama’s there were several neighbor women wearing black

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head scarves kneeling and praying at the foot of the
bed. They were reciting the mysteries of the rosary.
The chanting went on and on. Sobs and tears finally
intermingled with “Amžina˛ atilsi˛… Eternal rest
grant unto her, Oh Lord, and may Perpetual Light
shine upon her.” They all knew the prayer for the
dead.
When the priest left, they closed mama’s eyes.
They arranged the rosary and old prayer book in
her worn hands and carefully folded them across
her chest. Jonas would stand as a sentinel at the
side of her bed for the rest of the night. Danutė
slumped into a chair in the kitchen and realized
that her little sister was not there. She searched all
corners of the kitchen, looked in the sleeping loft
upstairs, and ran out to the barn — all in vain. She
kept calling, “Marytė, Marytė.” But no one an-
swered. Exhaustion almost overtook her when she
noticed the door to the root cellar was ajar. She lit
a candle and descended heavily. She found Marytė
fast asleep among the red beets. When she tried
to rouse her, the child began sobbing and crying
hysterically. She kept shouting something between
sobs and shudders. What was it? Danutė didn’t un-
derstand. The little one seemed to be screaming,
“Mama, mama… red beets, red beets.” It made no
sense. Danutė could no longer restrain her own
tears. “Shhh, little sister (seselė ), mama’s dead.” She
cradled and rocked her. Finally she carried her up
the stairs to her own bed. The muffled sobbing con-
tinued for a long time; between sobs the same
word, over and over, red beets… red beets.
Marytė thought, No one understood her. Mama
wanted red beet soup. She needed red beet soup.
She would have to make it for her. It could save her.
Marijona Venslauskaite Boyle is the daughter of immigrant
parents raised in Pennsylvania's coal mining region in
Schuylkill county. She studied languages and history at
Penn State and the University of Pennsylvania and taught
many years in Swarthmore, PA. Like other families of those
who worked in the mines, almost all the men in her family
died of "black lung:" disease or in mining accidents. She
recently published the biography, "Search for Freedom”, in
English and Lithuanian about Jonas Pleksys the subject of
the book, “Hunt for Red October” by Tom Clancy. The
author is currently working on a memoir about growing
up in a Lithuanian colony in coal country, She is a member
of the Lithuanian-American community of the Portland /
Vancouver area and of Vytis. She can be reached at bmar-
ijona@comcast.net
*"Photos From the KGB files"
6 june 2011
GyvenamasisCONCLUSION
Namas - The House
Gyvenamasis Namas - The House
By Angelė Vyšniauskaitė
English translation and adaptaton by Gloria O‘Brien
Much has been learned through archaeological investi-
gations, about our ancestors’ earliest circumstances and
way of life, while written word about their homes
reaches us from the 15th century. The Polish historian
Jan Dlugosz wrote that Lithuanians‘ houses were con-
structed of wood and straw, wider at the bottom, nar-
rower at the roof-line, resembling a ship‘s hull. There
was an opening in the roof above a cooking firepit in the
floor, allowing smoke to ascend and by which sunlight
reached some parts of the house. Dlugosz inferred that
these buildings were primitive in the utmost, housing
people, their possessions, weapons, farm tools, seed, and
livestock as well. He opined that Lithuanians were
coarse peasants, barborous and crude, inclined to idola-
try, sorcery and magic. Dlugosz, never visited Lithuania,
but held a poor opinion of Lithuanians, describing con-
ditions that had existed during a bygone era, rather than
his own time. All the same, he was not mistaken about
the 15th-century Lithuanian home. That was truly the
old namas, which could still be found in Žemaitija at the
beginning of the 19th century, an example of which we
can see in the outdoor Rumšiškės Museum. This type of
house was replaced beginning with the 16th century, by
a newer type, the stuba, or troba, leaving the old house
in use as an outbuilding. The stuba or troba was preva-
lent in the northeast, from the Nevėžys river across
Aukštaitija, even south to Dzu-kija, built with logs and a
straw roof, similar to our American “log cabin”. The
arrangements and design of Lithuanian homes varied
from district to district, as did the particular names
used for the homes and their sections: stuba, troba,
šeimynstuba, pirkčia, seklyčia, stubelė, stubelaitė, butas,
virtuvė, virykla˛, priemenė, pirkaitė. For our example, the
Lithuanian ethnographer Ignas Končius describes a mid-
dle-class troba in Žemaitija: One enters through the
priemenė, an entrance hall which stretches all along the
front length of the house, where firewood is heaped
against one wall, along with various implements - yarn
spools, a spinning wheel, numerous bags and baskets
hanging on the wall - a rake, a scythe, several brooms in
one corner, near a collapsing old vat. A particularly pros-
perous householder may have several small rooms
(alkieriukai or kamaraitės) attached to one end of the
house, with entrance doors both from inside the house,
and from the outside.These might be used as pantries or
store-rooms, but more likely as bedrooms for younger
members of the family, or servants.
“Between Shades
book review
of Gray”
Barbara Bilsky
Author Ruta Sepetys
World War II was a time in 20th
century history in which every
major country was involved in a
good versus evil struggle of such
proportions that the common
people around the globe were
doubtful of the outcome. Evil
manifested in the twin forms
of Nazi fascism and Soviet
communism in an aggressive
campaign to overtake planet earth.
Historical facts have been
thoroughly documented detailing
the immense ordnance system
Hitler’s army had built and
released on his part of the world,
later nearly matched by an almost
equal amount under Stalin’s forces
on his side of the world. But, that
war was more than just arsenals,
tanks, bombs and mortars. It was a
life and death struggle for millions
of ethnic groups, some whose
survival in many instances failed
amidst the great upheaval of
destruction. One of these trapped
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ethnic groups was the Baltic
people from Lithuania, Latvia
and Estonia.
A recently published book by
Ruta Sepetys entitled, Between
Shades of Gray tells the story of
what happened to the Lithuanians
when Stalin’s army overtook the
Baltic region from the Nazis in
1941. This book is an historical
novel based upon factual research
by Ms. Sepetys who talked to
survivors and their families and
gathered first source material for
her presentation.
This story is not for the faint
hearted, but is a beautiful chal-
lenge for readers who are willing
to step into a wider range of
human understanding. It begins
with an introduction to the Vilkas
family from Kaunas. Kostas
Vilkas is a provost at the univer-
sity. His wife, Elena, is an
educated woman of beauty and
they have two children, Lina 15,
and, Jonas 10. It is June 14, 1941.
Squads of NKVD are rounding up
Lithuanians whose names are on a
list to be deported to Siberia.
Anyone considered an intellectual;
liberal writer, thinker, speaker,
artist, musician, with democratic
ideas was labeled an enemy of the
Soviet and destined for expulsion.
Between Shades of Gray is
not just another tale of the daily
horror suffered by people hauled
away into cattle cars for long
distances into the unknown or the
frozen wastelands of Siberia. It is
an exquisite telling of real life
people whose love, compassion,
loyalty and comraderie; of family
ties, reverence for country and
belief in a divine benevolent spirit
transcends base animal nature.
Sepetys succeeds in illustrating
these qualities through the eyes of
Lina Vilkas, the young heroine
whose natural gift is the skill of
visual artistry, and, who has been
accepted at the Academy of Art in
Vilnius to study under masters.
Lina has discovered the works of
Edvard Munch, the Norwegian
symbolist painter (1863-1944)
whose expressionism earned him
the derogatory title of “decadent”
by Hitler. Historically, Munch’s
paintings were at risk of being
destroyed by the Nazis but his
friends and followers rescued and
concealed the majority of his
collection until after the war.
Munch has been quoted as saying,
“In my art I attempt to explain
life and its meaning to myself.”
Through her ability to draw and
paint, Lina Vilkas echoes Munch’s
declaration and the reader
observes what Lina experiences in
her quest to do more than survive,
but to live each moment to the
fullest as it exists in her ever
narrowing world.
The cast of characters in
Between Shades of Gray include
all manner of adult personalities
hidden behind their various mas-
querades of persona and uniform
as well as the innocent children
victims whose incomprehension of
the enormity of the horror they are
exposed to render them incapable
of endurance.
Early on, Lina meets Andrius
Arvydas, a strong, intelligent lad
also from Kaunas, who is two
years older. They form a friend-
ship and it is through Andrius that
Lina’s family is helped when the
train taking them away eventually
arrives at the Labour camp of
Altai, just north of Biysk, Siberia.
Readers will come to know that
the ever present diverse shades of
Siberian gray become a flag
representing rebirth for Lina. At
the very edge of despair, follow-
ing her mother’s death, when the
family has been in Trofimovsk,

North Pole, for some time,
Dr. Samodurov arrives. He is a
medical inspection officer who
reports to the tribunal and who
has been sent to the scattered
labour camps to observe the
conditions. His arrival occurs
when all seems lost for Lina.
Between Shades of Gray is a
rapid page turner, told in the first
person narrative. Lina chronicles
the long, arduous journey from
Kaunas to Vilnius to Smolensk
and beyond, sketching in ink onto
her handkerchief and pitiful note-
book pages, what she sees around
her. The text flows in such a way
that resembles the swiftly moving
Nemunas when the winter snows
are melting.
Lina is at last renewed in
strength of spirit after acknowl-
edging, “...the eternal grayness
of camp became a shade
darker...” and then seeing finally,
“...a tiny sliver of gold appeared
between shades of gray on the
horizon. I stared at the amber
band of sunlight, smiling. The
sun had returned.”
In her Epilogue, Sepetys tells
us that while excavating for a new
construction site, a worker –
Michael Green – discovers a
wooden box containing a glass jar
filled with pages of notes and
drawings and a letter asking that
the story of the deported
Lithuanian families be shared
with the world. The letter is
signed by Lina Arvydas, 9th day
of July, 1954 – Kaunas.
Barbara Bilsky is a K-6 public
school librarian in northern
California. She has a great
interest in promoting good
children's books and encouraging
children to read and write. She
enjoys walking the country trails
with friends.
******
A Dream Come True
here at home
Jeanne Dorr
ination and not to write un-
less they are in the mood to
write.
She began the book when
she was in the eighth grade
and worked on it off and on
when she found herself with
some free time. This was no
easy task as Audra partici-
pates in school musicals,
show choir, as well as playing
soccer and academic de-
cathlon.
Her book centers around a
shy high school freshman
whose name is Riley Halter-
field. Riley’s friends per-
suade her to enter a beauty
pageant sponsored by the
television program, “What
Audra Kriauciunas Not to Wear.” This is difficult
In 2009 Audra Kriauciunas wrote a for the shy Riley, but she finds help
two part article for Bridges from the and comfort in a new friend who is
view point of a teenager on her first fighting for her life as she battles
trip to Lithuania. She wrote about cancer. The book brings lessons of
the joys and the mishaps as she life to readers of all ages.
toured Lithuania with her parents It took Audra about a year to cut
and brother. Audra wrote about the and edit the book after it was
emotions she experienced when she selected by Tate Publishing.
met members of her Lithuanian Audra plans to study psychol-
family and visited places she had ogy at Indiana University – Bloom-
only read about. She even inspired ington in the fall. She is the
other readers to share their thoughts daughter of Aidas and Tracey
and emotions about their visits to Kriauciunas and resides with her
Lithuania. parents in Indiana.
Audra is now seventeen years “Crown of Dreams” is available
old and has recently had her at www.tatepublishing.com and at
first book published. “Crown of www.amazon.com.
Dreams” is about several teens and
their lives in the world of beauty Bridges sends sincere congratu-
lations to Audra and wishes her the
pageants.
very best in all her endeavors. What
Although Audra is familiar with an accomplishment for a young lady
the pageants, it is not something in of seventeen!
which she would personally be in-
volved. Being a teen, she certainly Jeanne Dorr is the Editor of Bridges and
knows the teen age mind set. is a member of the Board of Directors
of Lithuanian Orphan Care, a branch of
Audra points out to would be the Human Services Council of the
writers that they need a good imag- Lithuanian American Community, Inc.
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Use the left side entrance &
proceed downstairs.
& games St George Church
3580 Salmon St.
Philadelphia, PA
June 11, 2011 - 1 2 : 3 0 p m
California Lithuanian Golf
Club presents Summer
"Fun in the Sun" 2011
San Luis Rey Golf Resort
31474 Golf Club Dr.
Bonsall, CA 92003
760-758-9699
vincentbernota@yahoo.com.
June 21, 2011 - 7 - 9 p m
Annual Sing-a Long
Old Oak Country Club
14200 S. Parker Road,
Homer Glen, IL
For info: Check website at
www.lithuaniangolf.com
call the Event Coordinator,
Daiva Rugienius
(949) 735-2779
June 25, 2011 - Noon
Second Annual Summer
Festival - "Tevu Proteviu
Takais" - On Parents &
Forefathers Roads
Estonian House,
Details:
http://portlandlithuanians.com/
pages/renginiai-events
AUGUST
Join us for our annual
August 6, 2011
Portland Lithuanian Picnic
"Gegužinė" (Beach Party at
Cannon Beach) Location &
time will be announced in the
near future. Please keep your
calendar checked for this
date. Sponsor:
Portland Chapter of the LAC
crafts, dancers, weaving &
spinning demonstrations,
(by the Spins and Needles
Fiber Guild), along with a
traditional museum display will
be highlighted. Please view
website for more details!
Sponsor: Knights of Lithuania
Council #144
Website:
www.kofl144.weebly.com
Lithuanian Summer Camp
August 14-20, 2011

All are invited to attend. Shelton WA “Lanka”

For info: Call Millie at
6 1 0 - 4 9 7 - 5 4 6 9 or
email milliemarks@aol.com
Talka Work Weekend
June 3-5, 2011
Lithuanian Music Hall
2715 E. Allegheny Ave.
Phila., PA.
Please use the left side
entrance & proceed
downstairs.
4 Cross St. & Veterans Hwy,
Jackson, NJ 08727
Sponsor: Central New Jersey
Chapter of LAC
JULY
http://portlandlithuanians.com
August 13, 2011 -11-5 pm
August 14, 2011 -12-4 pm
97th Annual Lithuanian
Days Schuylkill Mall,
Route 61 & I-81,
Sponsor: Seattle Chapter of
the LA C
Ethnic Enrichment Festival
August 19-21, 2011
Swope Park
4701 East Gregory Boulevard

Volunteers needed to prepare All are invited to attend.

the Neringa campsite for the For info: Call Millie 98th National Convention Frackville, PA. Kansas City, MO
July 27- July 31, 2011

summer. Kindly inform 610-497-5469 Knights of Lithuania The longest consecutive Taste the World at the
regina@neringa.org milliemarks@aol.com ETHNIC FESTIVAL in the Festival! www.kclith.org
Michigan City, Indiana.

Congratulations to William Shakalis,

Class of 1968, who was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame for track at
Austin Preparatory School in Reading, MA.
Austin Preparatory School was founded by the Augustinian Fathers of the
Province of St. Thomas of Villanova.
William is the son of Edward Shakalis who is a frequent contributor of trivia and articles to Bridges.

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