Lithuania

‘It’s a marathon, not a sprint’: Zalgiris, Lo eye big night vs Maccabi Tel Aviv

The Lithuanian squad was in Israel just a couple of weeks ago, and came away with a win over Hapoel Tel Aviv. It would like to replicate that success after splitting its last two Euroleague games.

ZALGIRIS GUARD Maodo Lo (in red), a veteran of top European clubs and a regular member of the German national team, brings extensive international experience into tonight’s Euroeague matchup against host Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Prominent Jewish communal leader Rabbi Julius Berman dies at 90.

Orthodox rabbi Julius Berman, who influenced secular and observant Jewish institutions, dies at 90

A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet flies during a media day illustrating how NATO Air Policing safeguards the Allies' airspace in the northern and northeastern region of the Alliance, July 4, 2023.

Poland intercepts Russian plane over Baltic, reports airspace breaches from Belarus

Dawn of Nemunas Party leader Remigijus Zemaitaitis attends a press conference after general election in Vilnius, Lithuania October 28, 2024.

Lithuania ruling party to stay in coalition with political ally convicted of hatred against Jews


A visit to Vilnius, Lithuania, for warm people and unexpected experiences

Welcome to Vilnius, the new Nordics. the hosts of The Jerusalem Post Podcast share their adventure to this unique city.

 A MONUMENT TO Grand Duke Gediminas in Vilnius’ Cathedral Square. He is credited with founding the Duchy of Lithuania in the 14th Century.

Lithuania halts construction of bike path near Holocaust mass grave

In Šiauliai, which was home to Lithuania’s second-largest Jewish population before the Holocaust, the future of the bike path is uncertain.

 A bicycle path passes on either side of a monument to Holocaust survivors buried in a mass grave in Šiauliai, Lithuania, pictured on Nov. 10, 2021.

Belarus must be held accountable for human trafficking, Baltic states say

'We ... condemn the actions taken by the Lukashenko regime instrumentalizing migrants for political purposes,' the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia said on Monday.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gestures as he delivers a speech during a rally of his supporters near the Government House in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus August 16, 2020

Polish police find body of Syrian man near Belarus border

Thousands of migrants from the Middle East are sheltering in freezing conditions in the woods on the border between Belarus and EU states Poland and Lithuania, which are refusing to let them cross.

 Belongings of migrants are pictured in the forest after they left temporary night camp during migrant crisis on Belarusian - Polish border near Hajnowka, Poland, November 10, 2021.

Vilnius: Step back in time to Jewish Vilna and marvel at modern Lithuania

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 20

 Bohemian Uzupis, District of Vilnus

Lithuania, March of the Living to march in memory of Holocaust

A memorial ceremony will see the participants march from the Rudninku Square in Vilnius, which was the site of the Jewish ghetto during the Holocaust and concluded at Ponar, the site of a mass grave.

March in memory of Holocaust in Lithuania, September 2021

On This Day: Nazis liquidate Vilnius Ghetto, slaughter Lithuanian Jews

Lithuania lost around 95% of its Jewish population during the Holocaust, more than any other country. The day is marked as their National Memorial Day for the Genocide Victims of Lithuanian Jews.

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

Remains of Torah Ark destroyed by Nazis found in Lithuania

A Torah ark is what holds the Torah scrolls. The bimah refers to a raised platform with a reading desk in a synagogue.

Synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania

Mikvahs unearthed at Vilnius synagogue destroyed by Nazis

Archaeologists unearthed parts of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius, with one of the main findings being two mikvahs, or ritual baths, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed on Thursday.

Synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania

Lithuania abandons plan to build conference center atop former Jewish cemetery

Lithuania cancelled plans to build a conference center on top of what used to be the Piramont Cemetery after an outcry from the country's Jewish community.

A monument honoring the victims of the Ponary massacre near Vilnius, Lithuania