Lithuanian jews
Rabbi Lando: Zionism to blame for Arab hostility, religious IDF troops killed over 'twisted Torah'
UTJ spiritual leader Lando: '[National-Religious Jews] are being killed because their rabbis teach them twisted Torah' • Litvak rabbi says secular Israelis 'have no connection with Judaism'
Lithuanian students retrace Holocaust history on memorial day, confront country's role in massacres
How a new tool in Lithuania helps people read letters from their Jewish ancestors
US antisemitism envoy pressures Lithuania to stop construction over Vilnius Jewish cemetery
Vilnius: Step back in time to Jewish Vilna and marvel at modern Lithuania
The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 20
Lithuania, March of the Living to march in memory of Holocaust
A memorial ceremony will see the participants march from the Rudninku Square in Vilnius, which was the site of the Jewish ghetto during the Holocaust and concluded at Ponar, the site of a mass grave.
Remains of Torah Ark destroyed by Nazis found in Lithuania
A Torah ark is what holds the Torah scrolls. The bimah refers to a raised platform with a reading desk in a synagogue.
Activist turns anti-Nazi act into commodified digital art
The renegade human rights activist has turned his destructive political art performance into a non-fungible token - a digital piece of art that can be bought and sold.
Israel-Lithuania relations and the year of the Vilna Gaon - opinion
The Lithuanian Parliament dedicated 2020, the 300th anniversary of the Gaon’s birth, to commemorate this world famous sage, and the country's 700-year-old Jewish history.
Lithuania mints first euro coin with Hebrew letters
The heads side of the coin features the Hebrew letter shin, followed by the acronym in Hebrew of Gaon Rabbi Elijah.
A journey into Lithuania’s heart of darkness
In an effort to discover the truth about the Holocaust in Lithuania, the Jerusalem-based Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff and writer Rūta Vanagaite undertook a 40-day journey together through the country.
Alleged Holocaust distorter named top adviser to Lithuania genocide museum
The Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania has faced Holocaust distortion allegations for years.
The Gaon of Vilna - Who was this venerable Jewish sage born 300 years ago?
April 23, 2020, marked the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon.
Lithuanian Jews spared by coronavirus celebrate the Vilna Gaon
During the pandemic, the community also marked two important events: the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon and the 75th anniversary since the end of the Second World War.