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
Lithuania reconsiders plans to build atop destroyed Jewish cemetery
Rabbis and activists met with the Lithuanian ambassador to the US to discuss the convention center to be built on top of the former Snipiskes Cemetery.
Jewish Holocaust victims were neighbors and fellow citizens
The project is based on the fact that there are 227 Holocaust mass murder sites in Lithuania scattered all across the country.
Hope for change in Lithuania
Let us all hope that the new spirit on display in Moletai will mark the beginning of a new era in Lithuania.
Lithuanian citizenship law part of ‘healing process’ for Litvaks
While a sudden influx of Jews to Lithuania is not expected, the government’s amendment has multi-faceted ramifications.
Lithuania easing restrictions for Jews to reclaim citizenship
South African Jewish community – home to tens of thousands of former Litvaks – lauds government decision.
Wiesenthal Center protests Lithuanian neo-Nazi march
The annual march, which was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Baltic state’s independence from Russia in 1918, was smaller than that of previous years.
Lithuanian Jews call for government to publish list of Nazi collaborators
The Genocide Center has given the government a list containing 2,055 names of supposed perpetrators but Vilnius neither published it nor made any attempt to investigate the people concerned.
Lithuanian Jewish community accused of Holocaust distortion
The Genocide Center, as it is known, has been harshly criticized by Jewish organizations in the past for controversial stances.
Grapevine: Mission Accomplished
A round up of news from around the nation.
Cemetery controversy ‘Much Ado about Nothing,’ say Lithuanian Jewish leaders
The Lithuanian organized Jewish community minimized the concerns of opponents of the plan, calling it the “best way to honor the memory of the dead."