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
Lithuanian court nullifies Jewish community elections
The Dec. 21 ruling is the latest development in the fight against what many Lithuanian Jews consider a power grab by the community’s president, Faina Kukliansky.
Who will lead the Haredim?
The future of Haredim after the passing of Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman.
Memories from the ashes
Max Leibowitz recalls his roots in Lithuania
Writer censored for accusing Lithuanian hero of Holocaust crimes
The recall of Vanagaitė’s books came one day after she revealed that she is in a relationship with Efraim Zuroff, an Israeli Nazi hunter
Thousands of Jewish documents lost during the Holocaust discovered
Among the finds are letters written by Sholem Aleichem, a postcard by Marc Chagall, and poems and manuscripts by Chaim Grade.
Lithuanian FM: ‘Holocaust memory is important, but ties with Israel are the future’
Lithuania has been a staunch diplomatic ally for Israel, particularly at the UN and the within the EU.
‘Hatikva’ moments
Isn’t it all just bizarre? A “Hatikva moment” deluxe.
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.