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 and the rewriting of history
The Lithuanian government ties to minimize the highly significant role of local Nazi collaborators in Holocaust crimes.
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."
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.
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.
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
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.
Lithuanian gov’t did not attempt to deport Chief Rabbi, spokesman says
"Such things do not happen," community leader tells 'Post'.
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.
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.
Lithuanian Jewish cemetery restored
“Murderers could not kill our memory. We are back because our memory is stronger than their bullets."