Lithuanian jews
Lithuania ruling party to stay in coalition with political ally convicted of hatred against Jews
The founder of the populist Nemunas Dawn party, Remigijus Zemaitaitis, was fined 5,000 euros ($5,800) last week for a series of social media posts against Jews and downplaying the Holocaust.
Marching to Ponary: Remembering the Lithuanian Jewish Community
Vilna Jewish leadership betray their heritage - opinion
Lithuania scraps planning by Jewish groups to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site
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.
Lithuanian Jews spared by coronavirus celebrate the Vilna Gaon
During the pandemic, the community also marked two important events: the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon and the 75th anniversary since the end of the Second World War.
Destroyed Great Synagogue of Vilna recreated in 3D clips
The synagogue originally had five floors, two of which were underground, and could host up to 5,000 worshipers.
Jewish life in Lithuania before the Holocaust
The project Lost Shtetl tells the story of Jewish Shadeve: "I want to showcase the dazzling vibrancy and richness of Lithuanian-Jewish life before the Holocaust".
Lithuanian Jews concerned over possible Holocaust legislation
Lithuanian government ‘shares concerns’ of Jewish community over proposed Holocaust law
Lessons from my Bubbe’s doorstep
In what became a formative moment of my life, glaring into my eyes, she punctuated every word with her calloused finger wagging in my face: “We’re not Lithuanians. We are Jews.”
Dancing with ghosts
Living between an overbearing neighbor’s thickening shadow and a murdered population’s whispering remains, Lithuania struggles to seize the future and overcome the past.
Vilnius, a hub of Torah study destroyed by Nazis, to get new yeshiva
After being destroyed in World War II, Lithuania first Yeshiva is to open soon.
Famous French Jewish writer's memoir is made into a second movie
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.