Lithuanian jews
US antisemitism envoy pressures Lithuania to stop construction over Vilnius Jewish cemetery
US antisemitism envoy Yehuda Kaploun urged Lithuania to block renewed development at Vilnius’s historic Snipiskes Jewish Cemetery, warning that thousands of Jewish graves remain beneath the site.
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community feels misunderstood. Here’s why - opinion
Exploring Vilnius: the Jerusalem of Lithuania and its Jewish past
From Lithuania to Jerusalem, a Holocaust survivor shares his story with diplomats
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.”
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.
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.
Famous French Jewish writer's memoir is made into a second movie
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.
Book review: The destruction of the shtetl
Grigory Kanovich’s latest novel tells of the dramatic and heartbreaking fate of a Lithuanian town called Mishkine.
Petition: remove honors for Lithuanian Nazi collaborator
The change.org petition, started by Nazi collaborator Jonas Noreika's granddaughter, calls on the Lithuanian government to remove posthumous honors granted to him.
Litvaks, Jews in Lithuania and antisemitism
Lithuania’s Jews persevere
In honor of Lituanian memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust
During the Nazi occupation of 1941-44, the order in Lithuania was so efficient, that there were almost no Germans in the local administration or police.