Lithuanian jews
Exploring Vilnius: the Jerusalem of Lithuania and its Jewish past
A walk through Vilnius reveals a city of cobbled streets and cafés layered over Jewish heritage, from the Vilna Gaon’s legacy to the ruins of the Great Synagogue.
From Lithuania to Jerusalem, a Holocaust survivor shares his story with diplomats
From Vilna to Eretz Yisrael: One Holocaust survivor's journey to Israel
Lithuania ruling party to stay in coalition with political ally convicted of hatred against Jews
Man with a mission: The tireless Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff
Zuroff has worn his heart on his sleeve for almost 40 years, ruffling feathers in the highest places, determinedly taking on governments and figures of authority.
Lithuanian town plans to name street after priest who organized gang that murdered Jews
Naming flap exposes issues with dealing with Holocaust memory.
Wiesenthal Center protests Lithuanian neo-Nazi march
The annual march, which was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Baltic state’s independence from Russia in 1918, was smaller than that of previous years.
Lithuania must confront its past at Kaunas march
Until now, the glorification of the Lithuanian heroes who had played a role in Holocaust crimes was only one of several themes featured at the marches.
Lithuanian Jews call for government to publish list of Nazi collaborators
The Genocide Center has given the government a list containing 2,055 names of supposed perpetrators but Vilnius neither published it nor made any attempt to investigate the people concerned.
Lithuania pledges to publish names of 1,000 suspected Holocaust perpetrators
State museum on genocide says will try to publish book this year naming local Nazi collaborators.
More Than the Sum of Our Days
Meet the Ambassador: An ambassador at home in Israel
Lithuanian envoy Edminas Bagdonas marks his year representing his country in Israel by organizing visits from his prime minister and president.
Speakers at anti-Semitism confab accused of Holocaust distortion
“As far as combatting anti-Semitism, local institutions can be characterized as totally worthless in terms of fulfilling their ostensible function in Lithuanian society.”
Israeli researcher to attend opening of Gandhi-Kallenbach ‘monument of friendship’ in Lithuania
Statues of Gandhi and Kallenbach have been placed near a historic synagogue on a river bank in the small western town of Rusne, near the Russian border.