Lithuanian jews
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
US antisemitism envoy pressures Lithuania to stop construction over Vilnius Jewish cemetery
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community feels misunderstood. Here’s why - opinion
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
At the event organized by Zikaron Basalon and the Anti-Defamation League at the latter’s Jerusalem office, Clevs brought the diplomats back in time to when he was eight years old.
From Vilna to Eretz Yisrael: One Holocaust survivor's journey to Israel
Dov Levin escaped the Kovno Ghetto, fought in the forests, and crossed war-torn Europe alone to reach Israel - documenting every step of a journey defined by loss, resilience, and purpose.
Lithuania ruling party to stay in coalition with political ally convicted of hatred against Jews
The founder of the populist Nemunas Dawn party, Remigijus Zemaitaitis, was fined 5,000 euros ($5,800) last week for a series of social media posts against Jews and downplaying the Holocaust.
Marching to Ponary: Remembering the Lithuanian Jewish Community
Holocaust Survivor Arnold Cleves: "The Jews contributed so much to Lithuanian culture [...] but unfortunately we were not treated well. Don't make the same mistake again: Help the state of Israel."
Vilna Jewish leadership betray their heritage - opinion
Vilna was the center of the Zionist movement in the Soviet Union, hosting the Hibat Zion movement, Poalei Zion Party, and Chovevei Zion conventions.
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.”
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."
March of Living marks Memorial Day for Genocide of Lithuanian Jews with Kaunas and Vilnius marches
Lithuanian Prime Minister Šimonytė: "The hatred that destroyed millions of lives in the past is still alive. We cannot allow the shadows of the dark past to return to our daily lives."
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.
