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
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.
Nazi hunter to Lithuanian mayor: Stop recreational concentration camp use
Holocaust historian Dr. Efraim Zuroff slams use of the Seventh Fort heritage site for such activities as "disgraceful."
How did a former concentration camp become a wedding venue in Lithuania?
In 1941, thousands of Jews were imprisoned, starved and finally massacred by Lithuanian Nazi collaborators at the Seventh Fort.
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.
Volozhin: Rabbis and Rebels
Famous Holocaust escape tunnel located in Lithuania using hi-tech
Antiquities Authority uses predictive scanning to find shaft dug by ‘Corpse Unit’ at Ponary Massacre site near Vilnius