Jews in lithuania
Lithuanian students retrace Holocaust history on memorial day, confront country's role in massacres
Around 600 non-Jewish Lithuanian students participated in the March of the Living commemorations held in Vilnius and Ponary, Lithuania, where 70,000 people were killed during the Holocaust.
How a new tool in Lithuania helps people read letters from their Jewish ancestors
Archaeologists uncover treasures of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue as Lithuanian Jews dispute its future
Vilnius marks 700 years, but Lithuanian Jews reflect on darker era
Yad Vashem chairman 'encouraged' by Holocaust remembrance in Lithuania
Dayan was invited as the keynote speaker for a special meeting of the Lithuanian Parliament and to participate in commemorative activities honoring the Holocaust victims in Lithuania.
'Lithuanian Slaughter of Its Jews': Testimonies from Holocaust survivors - review
The Lithuanian Slaughter of Its Jews is an invaluable addition to the historical record of the annihilation of Lithuanian Jewry, and it makes available vital information for English speakers.
Russian media releases declassified documents on the Holocaust – report
Russia has released new documents claiming that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were highly involved in the murder of Jews during the Holocaust.
Al Jaffee, iconic Mad Magazine cartoonist, dies at 102
For cartoon consumers associated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish movement Jaffee’s most important contribution came in a different publication, The Moshiach Times.
Grigory Kanovich, award-winning author who chronicled Lithuanian Jewry, dies at 93
The writer was well-known for bringing attention to the Lithuanian-Jewish experience.
Grigory Kanovich, award-winning author who chronicled Lithuanian Jewry, dies at 93
Lithuania passes law allocating nearly $40 million for Holocaust survivors
The bill passed with an overwhelming, but not unanimous majority in the country with a checkered history in Holocaust remembrance.
Why do we mourn on Tisha Be'av? - opinion
Tisha Be’Av asks the ultimate questions, the same ones which Job confronted: Why do we lose what is most precious? Why do we suffer?
Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas is honored in a Lithuania still grappling with the Nazi era
The scene of horrific murders of Jews by locals during the Holocaust, Kaunas is at the center of an ongoing controversy over how perpetrators should be treated.
Battle for 500-year-old Vilna Jewish cemetery turns a corner
“Save Vilna is currently in the process of putting together the Save Vilna Restoration Proposal, which we will be submitting to the government for consideration.”