Lithuania

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.

The old Jewish cemetery in Vilnius, circa 1922
A partisan bunker is seen in Rūdninkai Forest.

Lithuania's Jewish partisan bunkers caught between Holocaust memory and military expansion

Trakai, Lithuania.

The Baltic country's secret trick: How to visit top attractions for free

 The new Israeli "Barak" tank

HRF petitions Lithuanian court to investigate Israeli dental student for alleged Gaza war crimes


What’s happening in this city that makes Israelis fly there like crazy?

Israir adds a third weekly flight to Vilnius from August due to high demand. The city attracts Israelis with rich history, tasty food, and affordable prices, becoming a top summer destination.

 Vilnius, Lithuania

This week in Jewish history: Happy birthday to Mel Brooks, Franz Kafka

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

MEL BROOKS speaks at an awards ceremony in 2015.

Leading rabbi to instruct ultra-Orthodox faction to exit Netanyahu's coalition

Haredi leader hints at coalition exit over IDF draft bill delays, potentially collapsing the government.

 Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, pictured in 2014.

Grapevine March 14, 2025: Anniversaries galore

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 YONA BARTAL with Rabbi Uri Maklev.

The Travel Podcast 's 100 Glorious Episodes

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 100.

 Podcast co-host David Zev 'Shaggy' Harris at Warner Brothers World on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

Direct flights to the Israeli-friendly destination: Prices and full details

Lithuania's capital is the 2nd most recommended destination, earned Michelin stars, and was crowned Europe's green capital—now you can fly directly there with Israir at an amazing price.

 Vilnius, Lithuania

Starting at $245: Israir adds three new destinations for summer

Starting this coming April, Israir will add three new destinations to its flight schedule: Vilnius, Debrecen, and Basel (in June). Prices start at $245 for flights to Vilnius.

 A new summer destination for Israir - Vilnius, Lithuania

Israir airline launches flights to Vilnius, Debrecen, and Basel starting at $245

The cheapest plane ticket is to the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, at $245 per person.

An Israir flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024

Lithuania government to include party whose leader is on trial for antisemitism

Social Democrats said that despite claims that the Nemunas Dawn party is antisemitic, they "don't see it like that."

 Social Democrats leader Vilija Blinkeviciute and a member Gintautas Paluckas attend a press conference after party winning at the general election in Vilnius, Lithuania October 28, 2024.

Fania Brantsovsky, last living Vilna ghetto partisan resistance fighter, dies at 102

Fania Brantsovsky, the last survivor of the Vilna ghetto and a Yiddish culture advocate, died at 102, mourning a rich Jewish past.

 Vilnius, Lithuania