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


Nazi hunter to Lithuanian mayor: Stop recreational concentration camp use

Holocaust historian Dr. Efraim Zuroff slams use of the Seventh Fort heritage site for such activities as "disgraceful."

Seventh Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania

How did a former concentration camp become a wedding venue in Lithuania?

In 1941, thousands of Jews were imprisoned, starved and finally massacred by Lithuanian Nazi collaborators at the Seventh Fort.

Seventh Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania

Lithuanian citizenship law part of ‘healing process’ for Litvaks

While a sudden influx of Jews to Lithuania is not expected, the government’s amendment has multi-faceted ramifications.

Lithuania skyline

Lithuania easing restrictions for Jews to reclaim citizenship

South African Jewish community – home to tens of thousands of former Litvaks – lauds government decision.

Vilnius, Lithuania

Volozhin: Rabbis and Rebels

The Jerusalem Post

Famous Holocaust escape tunnel located in Lithuania using hi-tech

Antiquities Authority uses predictive scanning to find shaft dug by ‘Corpse Unit’ at Ponary Massacre site near Vilnius

A scan of the site using Electrical Resistivity Tomography

There's something about Mary

The Jerusalem Post

Man with a mission: The tireless Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff

Zuroff has worn his heart on his sleeve for almost 40 years, ruffling feathers in the highest places, determinedly taking on governments and figures of authority.

Efraim Zuroff

Lithuanian town plans to name street after priest who organized gang that murdered Jews

Naming flap exposes issues with dealing with Holocaust memory.

JONAS ZVINYS

Wiesenthal Center protests Lithuanian neo-Nazi march

The annual march, which was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Baltic state’s independence from Russia in 1918, was smaller than that of previous years.

Efraim Zuroff