Lithuanian jews
Exploring Vilnius: the Jerusalem of Lithuania and its Jewish past
A walk through Vilnius reveals a city of cobbled streets and cafés layered over Jewish heritage, from the Vilna Gaon’s legacy to the ruins of the Great Synagogue.
From Lithuania to Jerusalem, a Holocaust survivor shares his story with diplomats
From Vilna to Eretz Yisrael: One Holocaust survivor's journey to Israel
Lithuania ruling party to stay in coalition with political ally convicted of hatred against Jews
Lithuanian chief rabbi accuses government of deportation threat
The rabbi theorized that the government was attempting to deport him was due to his opposition concerning the destruction of an old Jewish cemetery.
Lithuania's Jews request halt to WWII mass grave excavation over 'humiliating' methods
The issue of potentially finding human remains was brought to the city’s attention before road construction began; Some 700 people are buried at the site.
Lithuanian Jewish cemetery restored
“Murderers could not kill our memory. We are back because our memory is stronger than their bullets."
Books: The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook
A 1938 vegetarian Jewish cookbook gets a new life – and a translation from Yiddish.
Israel opens its first embassy in Lithuania, pre-war home to 250,000 Jews
“Flying a flag here in Vilnius carries a special significance. This is a country which is a cornerstone in Jewish heritage, where some of the great Jewish thinkers came from”
Lithuanian fascists march beneath swastikas near execution site of 10,000 Jews
“This march is particularly offensive because it is taking place where locals and Nazis murdered more than 10,000 Jews in one day.”
Lithuanian Jews, Zuroff spar over Holocaust research center
Zuroff has been a harsh critic of the Baltic states’ approach to the Holocaust, accusing countries such as Lithuania of rewriting the narrative to create equivalence between Soviet and Nazi crimes.
Travel: Let’s take it slow in Lithuania
Lithuania is a land where nature comes to the forefront and time, occasionally, comes to a stop.
April 11: Hatred and Chuptzah
After the Germans invaded the Soviet Union, the Lithuanians were so eager to see the Jews in Wirballen (and a great many other places) dead that they did not wait for the Germans to show up.
Jewish leadership in the Baltic states
The end of Soviet/Communist oppression and persecution presented a wonderful opportunity for the type of meaningful Jewish life taken for granted elsewhere in the Jewish world.
