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
Lithuania posthumously strips Nazi collaborator of honors
Pranas Končius-Adomas is stripped of the Order of the Cross of Vytis "in response to an appeal by the Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania.”
Vilnius announces plan to buy land parcel in Jewish graveyard
Jewish groups slam statement issued over Rosh Hashana.
Lithuanian PM to Post: Vilnius one of Israel’s ‘strongest partners’ in EU
Butkevicius says ‘no equation’ between Holocaust and Soviet-era crimes and repression.
Lithuania and the rewriting of history
The Lithuanian government ties to minimize the highly significant role of local Nazi collaborators in Holocaust crimes.
Cemetery controversy ‘Much Ado about Nothing,’ say Lithuanian Jewish leaders
The Lithuanian organized Jewish community minimized the concerns of opponents of the plan, calling it the “best way to honor the memory of the dead."
Rabbinic delegation asks Lithuania to cancel planned conference center in Vilna cemetery
The government plan to develop the complex in the middle of the ancient Snipiskes Cemetery in Vilnius has aroused spirited opposition.
Lithuanian PM: Sports complex in Jewish cemetery to be built with ‘proper respect'
Wiesenthal Center’s Zuroff: It’s a case of cover-up in the desecration of the ancient facility.
Lithuanian chief rabbi fired over cemetery dispute
Burstein calls community chairwoman ‘dictator’ and demands to know what financial arrangements were made between Jewish representatives and Vilnius authorities
Anger flares over Lithuania sports complex planned over Jewish graveyard
"The many thousands buried here have no descendants or relatives to stand up for the integrity and dignity of their graves precisely because of the Holocaust," says a Vilnius-based scholar.
Lithuanian gov’t did not attempt to deport Chief Rabbi, spokesman says
"Such things do not happen," community leader tells 'Post'.