Lithuanian jews
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
Lithuania government to include party whose leader is on trial for antisemitism
March of Living marks Memorial Day for Genocide of Lithuanian Jews with Kaunas and Vilnius marches
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.
‘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.
Archeologists rediscover Vilna's lost Jewish heritage
Archaeologists uncover the Great Synagogue of Vilna's ornate floors and monumental pillars, revealing Lithuania's vibrant Jewish past.
A Zionist story from the founding days of the State of Israel
'I am experiencing the birth pangs of the state... This time I am fighting for my country, for my homeland, not just words,' Levin wrote.
By ignoring radical Islamic ideology, 'we will pay for this mistake' Jewish Lithuanian MP says
Member of Parliament Emanuelis Zingeris speaks candidly about the evolution of the Islamic State group, the weakening of democracies, and the absence of student demonstrations.
Latvia, Lithuania pay Holocaust survivors and heirs for their stolen property
Both of the Baltic nations contained rich centers of Jewish life and history before World War II.
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.
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.
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.
Rabbi Edelstein's death starts era of decentralized rabbinic leadership - analysis
Edelstein was the latest in a long line of gadolei hador, senior haredi rabbis, in Israel. But there are no official heirs to the throne anymore. The inheritance wars have begun.
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.