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


Lithuania and the rewriting of history

The Lithuanian government ties to minimize the highly significant role of local Nazi collaborators in Holocaust crimes.

A man walks past a sign at a commemoration place during the March of the Living to honor Holocaust victims in Paneriai near Vilnius, Lithuania

Cemetery controversy ‘Much Ado about Nothing,’ say Lithuanian Jewish leaders

The Lithuanian organized Jewish community minimized the concerns of opponents of the plan, calling it the “best way to honor the memory of the dead."

Vilnius, Lithuania

Rabbinic delegation asks Lithuania to cancel planned conference center in Vilna cemetery

The government plan to develop the complex in the middle of the ancient Snipiskes Cemetery in Vilnius has aroused spirited opposition.

Vilnius, Lithuania

Lithuanian PM: Sports complex in Jewish cemetery to be built with ‘proper respect'

Wiesenthal Center’s Zuroff: It’s a case of cover-up in the desecration of the ancient facility.

Vilnius, Lithuania

Lithuanian chief rabbi fired over cemetery dispute

Burstein calls community chairwoman ‘dictator’ and demands to know what financial arrangements were made between Jewish representatives and Vilnius authorities

Vilnius, Lithuania

Anger flares over Lithuania sports complex planned over Jewish graveyard

"The many thousands buried here have no descendants or relatives to stand up for the integrity and dignity of their graves precisely because of the Holocaust," says a Vilnius-based scholar.

A man walks past a sign at a commemoration place during the March of the Living to honor Holocaust victims in Paneriai near Vilnius, Lithuania

Lithuanian gov’t did not attempt to deport Chief Rabbi, spokesman says

"Such things do not happen," community leader tells 'Post'.

Vilnius, Lithuania

Lithuanian chief rabbi accuses government of deportation threat

The rabbi theorized that the government was attempting to deport him was due to his opposition concerning the destruction of an old Jewish cemetery.

Vilnius, Lithuania

Lithuania's Jews request halt to WWII mass grave excavation over 'humiliating' methods

The issue of potentially finding human remains was brought to the city’s attention before road construction began; Some 700 people are buried at the site.

A memorial candle

Lithuanian Jewish cemetery restored

“Murderers could not kill our memory. We are back because our memory is stronger than their bullets."

The Jewish cemetery of Šeduva, a Lithuanian town once home to a majority of Jews