Jews in lithuania

Vilnius marks 700 years, but Lithuanian Jews reflect on darker era

Vilnius 700 events are scheduled through the end of the year, ensuring that the tensions over history and memory in the city continue to simmer.

|ByEMILY TAMKIN/JTA
LITHUANIA’S PRESIDENTIAL palace in the foreground, as seen from the tower of Vilnius University.
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan speaking at the Lithuanian parliament, September 21, 2023.

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.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
The main entrance to the Vilnius Ghetto in Lithuania during World War II.

'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.

|ByEFRAIM ZUROFF
Members of Latvian Auxiliary Police assemble a group of Jews, Liepāja, July, 1941.

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Lithuanian gov’t did not attempt to deport Chief Rabbi, spokesman says

"Such things do not happen," community leader tells 'Post'.

AUGUST 7, 2015BySAM SOKOL
Vilnius, Lithuania

Lithuanian Jewish cemetery restored

“Murderers could not kill our memory. We are back because our memory is stronger than their bullets."

JUNE 2, 2015BySAM SOKOL
The Jewish cemetery of Šeduva, a Lithuanian town once home to a majority of Jews

Books: The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook

A 1938 vegetarian Jewish cookbook gets a new life – and a translation from Yiddish.

MAY 28, 2015ByAMY SPIRO
Fania Lewando proves that Ashkenazi food is more than meat and potatoes.

How many European Jews are there? It depends on who you ask

Recently, the head of the European Jewish Congress said there are three million Jews in Europe; Demographers beg to differ.

APRIL 7, 2015BySAM SOKOL
Members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews hold up signs reading "I am Charlie," "I am Jewish" and "I am Ahmed," during an event in London

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”

MARCH 14, 2015ByJTA
Vilnius, Lithuania

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.

AUGUST 31, 2014ByJEFF BARAK
Vilnius, Lithuania