Lithuanian jews
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
Vilna Jewish leadership betray their heritage - opinion
Lithuania scraps planning by Jewish groups to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site
Lithuania's speaker talks on her first visit to Israel
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, who is also a chess grandmaster, talks about her first visit to Israel.
Uncovering a family's tragic Holocaust story
Like many of my generation, brought up in the safe confines of South Africa during and after the Second World War, I assumed that my whole family was as fortunate as my father and his siblings.
Vilnius: Step back in time to Jewish Vilna and marvel at modern Lithuania
The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 20
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.
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.
Activist turns anti-Nazi act into commodified digital art
The renegade human rights activist has turned his destructive political art performance into a non-fungible token - a digital piece of art that can be bought and sold.
Israel-Lithuania relations and the year of the Vilna Gaon - opinion
The Lithuanian Parliament dedicated 2020, the 300th anniversary of the Gaon’s birth, to commemorate this world famous sage, and the country's 700-year-old Jewish history.
Lithuania mints first euro coin with Hebrew letters
The heads side of the coin features the Hebrew letter shin, followed by the acronym in Hebrew of Gaon Rabbi Elijah.
A journey into Lithuania’s heart of darkness
In an effort to discover the truth about the Holocaust in Lithuania, the Jerusalem-based Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff and writer Rūta Vanagaite undertook a 40-day journey together through the country.
Alleged Holocaust distorter named top adviser to Lithuania genocide museum
The Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania has faced Holocaust distortion allegations for years.
