Jews in lithuania
Archaeologists uncover treasures of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue as Lithuanian Jews dispute its future
Vilnius was a major center of Jewish thought, famed for both its religious tradition and modern secular Jewish culture. It was home to the 18th-century Vilna Gaon, a highly influential sage.
Vilnius marks 700 years, but Lithuanian Jews reflect on darker era
Yad Vashem chairman 'encouraged' by Holocaust remembrance in Lithuania
'Lithuanian Slaughter of Its Jews': Testimonies from Holocaust survivors - review
Activist turns anti-Nazi act into commodified digital art
The renegade human rights activist has turned his destructive political art performance into a non-fungible token - a digital piece of art that can be bought and sold.
Lithuania mints first euro coin with Hebrew letters
The heads side of the coin features the Hebrew letter shin, followed by the acronym in Hebrew of Gaon Rabbi Elijah.
A journey into Lithuania’s heart of darkness
In an effort to discover the truth about the Holocaust in Lithuania, the Jerusalem-based Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff and writer Rūta Vanagaite undertook a 40-day journey together through the country.
The Gaon of Vilna - Who was this venerable Jewish sage born 300 years ago?
April 23, 2020, marked the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon.
Grapevine: Ruth Bader Ginsburg refuses to bow to cancer
Many people have called for the ailing but feisty justice to retire, but so far she has resisted.
Lithuanian Jews reopen Vilnius synagogue 2 days after contested closure
Along with the synagogue, the community’s headquarters also were announced as being shut down due to threatening phone calls and emails, Kukliansky said Tuesday.
Google Doodle honors Chiune Sugihara who saved Jews during Holocaust
Chiune Sugihara illegally signed visas for Jews to escape Lithuania to reach a safe haven. In 1984 he was named as a "Righteous Among the Nations" title by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.
Book review: On the run
Moishe Rozenbaumas’s gripping memoir takes him from Lithuania to Russia to France
Litvaks, Jews in Lithuania and antisemitism
Lithuania’s Jews persevere
Netanyahu at site of Ponary massacre: ‘Israel is strong, proud, forever’
Zuroff says Netanyahu’s praise of Lithuania’s Holocaust memory is ‘a disgrace’.
