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.

Dawn of Nemunas Party leader Remigijus Zemaitaitis attends a press conference after general election in Vilnius, Lithuania October 28, 2024.
March of the Living from Vilnius to Ponary

Marching to Ponary: Remembering the Lithuanian Jewish Community

 Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilna Jewish leadership betray their heritage - opinion

The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports.

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


The Gaon of Vilna - Who was this venerable Jewish sage born 300 years ago?

April 23, 2020, marked the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon.

A painting of the Vilna Gaon, circa 1915, on the Yesodei Hatorah School corridor wall

Lithuanian Jews spared by coronavirus celebrate the Vilna Gaon

During the pandemic, the community also marked two important events: the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon and the 75th anniversary since the end of the Second World War.

Synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania

Destroyed Great Synagogue of Vilna recreated in 3D clips

The synagogue originally had five floors, two of which were underground, and could host up to 5,000 worshipers.

3D clip of the Great Synagogue of Vilna

Jewish life in Lithuania before the Holocaust

The project Lost Shtetl tells the story of Jewish Shadeve: "I want to showcase the dazzling vibrancy and richness of Lithuanian-Jewish life before the Holocaust".

Šeduva – The lost shtetl is found

Lithuanian Jews concerned over possible Holocaust legislation

Lithuanian government ‘shares concerns’ of Jewish community over proposed Holocaust law

Sign with Battle-Scarred Wall - Ninth Fort - Nazi Genocide Site - Kaunas - Lithuania

Lessons from my Bubbe’s doorstep

In what became a formative moment of my life, glaring into my eyes, she punctuated every word with her calloused finger wagging in my face: “We’re not Lithuanians. We are Jews.”

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

Dancing with ghosts

Living between an overbearing neighbor’s thickening shadow and a murdered population’s whispering remains, Lithuania struggles to seize the future and overcome the past.

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

Vilnius, a hub of Torah study destroyed by Nazis, to get new yeshiva

After being destroyed in World War II, Lithuania first Yeshiva is to open soon.

Synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania

Famous French Jewish writer's memoir is made into a second movie

PROMISE AT DAWN

Lithuanian Jews reopen Vilnius synagogue 2 days after contested closure

Along with the synagogue, the community’s headquarters also were announced as being shut down due to threatening phone calls and emails, Kukliansky said Tuesday.

Synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania