lithuanian jews

‘Megillat Ruth’: The diary of a young woman from Vilna

This extraordinary book affords readers the privilege of joining Ruth as she navigates her perilous path through the Holocaust.

Archeologists rediscover Vilna's lost Jewish heritage

Archaeologists uncover the Great Synagogue of Vilna's ornate floors and monumental pillars, revealing Lithuania's vibrant Jewish past.

A Zionist story from the founding days of the State of Israel

'I am experiencing the birth pangs of the state... This time I am fighting for my country, for my homeland, not just words,' Levin wrote.

By DAVID GEFFEN
10/05/2024

By ignoring radical Islamic ideology, 'we will pay for this mistake' Jewish Lithuanian MP says

Member of Parliament Emanuelis Zingeris speaks candidly about the evolution of the Islamic State group, the weakening of democracies, and the absence of student demonstrations.

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
12/03/2024

Latvia, Lithuania pay Holocaust survivors and heirs for their stolen property

Both of the Baltic nations contained rich centers of Jewish life and history before World War II.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
20/12/2023

Vilnius marks 700 years, but Lithuanian Jews reflect on darker era

Vilnius 700 events are scheduled through the end of the year, ensuring that the tensions over history and memory in the city continue to simmer.

By EMILY TAMKIN/JTA
24/09/2023

Yad Vashem chairman 'encouraged' by Holocaust remembrance in Lithuania

Dayan was invited as the keynote speaker for a special meeting of the Lithuanian Parliament and to participate in commemorative activities honoring the Holocaust victims in Lithuania.

21/09/2023

Russian media releases declassified documents on the Holocaust – report

Russia has released new documents claiming that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were highly involved in the murder of Jews during the Holocaust.

Rabbi Edelstein's death starts era of decentralized rabbinic leadership - analysis

Edelstein was the latest in a long line of gadolei hador, senior haredi rabbis, in Israel. But there are no official heirs to the throne anymore. The inheritance wars have begun.

30/05/2023
Holocaust  Remembrance Day

Grigory Kanovich, award-winning author who chronicled Lithuanian Jewry, dies at 93

The writer was well-known for bringing attention to the Lithuanian-Jewish experience.

By DAVID I. KLEIN/JTA
24/01/2023
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