Lithuania

Lithuania scraps planning by Jewish groups to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site

AJC said that the decision “raises serious questions and casts a shadow over Lithuania’s stated commitment to Holocaust memory and Jewish heritage.”

The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports.
 Sofia, Bulgaria

Before they get expensive too: 5 European cities where NIS 100 will last you a whole day

 Vilnius, Lithuania

What’s happening in this city that makes Israelis fly there like crazy?

MEL BROOKS speaks at an awards ceremony in 2015.

This week in Jewish history: Happy birthday to Mel Brooks, Franz Kafka


Leading rabbi to instruct ultra-Orthodox faction to exit Netanyahu's coalition

Haredi leader hints at coalition exit over IDF draft bill delays, potentially collapsing the government.

 Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, pictured in 2014.

Grapevine March 14, 2025: Anniversaries galore

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 YONA BARTAL with Rabbi Uri Maklev.

The Travel Podcast 's 100 Glorious Episodes

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 100.

 Podcast co-host David Zev 'Shaggy' Harris at Warner Brothers World on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

Direct flights to the Israeli-friendly destination: Prices and full details

Lithuania's capital is the 2nd most recommended destination, earned Michelin stars, and was crowned Europe's green capital—now you can fly directly there with Israir at an amazing price.

 Vilnius, Lithuania

Starting at $245: Israir adds three new destinations for summer

Starting this coming April, Israir will add three new destinations to its flight schedule: Vilnius, Debrecen, and Basel (in June). Prices start at $245 for flights to Vilnius.

 A new summer destination for Israir - Vilnius, Lithuania

Israir airline launches flights to Vilnius, Debrecen, and Basel starting at $245

The cheapest plane ticket is to the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, at $245 per person.

An Israir flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024

Lithuania government to include party whose leader is on trial for antisemitism

Social Democrats said that despite claims that the Nemunas Dawn party is antisemitic, they "don't see it like that."

 Social Democrats leader Vilija Blinkeviciute and a member Gintautas Paluckas attend a press conference after party winning at the general election in Vilnius, Lithuania October 28, 2024.

Fania Brantsovsky, last living Vilna ghetto partisan resistance fighter, dies at 102

Fania Brantsovsky, the last survivor of the Vilna ghetto and a Yiddish culture advocate, died at 102, mourning a rich Jewish past.

 Vilnius, Lithuania

New EU defense chief to fight political battles with military edge

Andrius Kubilius has been tasked with proposing defense projects of "common European interest" to defend against attacks from the air and cyberspace.

 Lithuania's former Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius arrives for a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yoshiko Noda at the latter's official residence in Tokyo February 20, 2012.

New direct flights from Israel to Lithuania by Air Baltic, begin March 31

Air Baltic will launch a new direct flight route from Tel Aviv to Vilnius on March 31, with two weekly flights.

 Vilnius center view. Europa tower, Municipality, Swedbank buildings, hotel Lietuva are in the center of photograph. The church of St.Philip and St. Jacob is in the right. National Library is in the left. Viktoria,MG Baltic,Buisness triangle, Ukio bank buildings are in the bottom right-hand corner.

‘Megillat Ruth’: The diary of a young woman from Vilna

This extraordinary book affords readers the privilege of joining Ruth as she navigates her perilous path through the Holocaust.

 FOUR GENERATIONS of the Engles family attend Eva and David Engles’ 50th wedding anniversary celebration, in Jerusalem, 2021.