Some of the 18 Vilnius residents and visitors who attended this year’s inaugural meeting at the Jewish Cultural and Information Center on Mėsinių Street in the Old Town
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Vilna Yiddish literary reading circle invites to its next meeting

After a successful experiment at the first session it was decided that each week’s session would start with an intriguing article from a different prewar Vilna Yiddish newspaper. In addition to reading from the photocopies provided, participants will be able to view the original newspaper. The session, which lasts an hour-and-a-half total, will then move on to the literary text being read. This Sunday the circle will start reading a humorous text by Der Túnkeler, “The Dark One,” pseudonym of Joseph Tunkel (1881 – 1949), a Litvak Yiddish humorist born in Bobruisk, now in Belarus. […]

Near Trakai. Photo Ludo Segers
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Scenes of Trakai on display in Belgium

As part of the photo exhibition “Two Worlds”, presenting the photography of Ludo Segers and Sabine Richter, several scenes of Trakai castle and its surroundings will be shown in Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium. […]

Šakotis, one of the entries for Lithuania's best gastronomic item
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Department of Tourism looking for best Lithuanian gastronomic project

Best gastronomic destinations are being elected in Lithuania: 16 projects from various areas of the country have applied to be named the best in Lithuania and presented to foreign tourists, the State Department of Tourism (VTD) reports. […]

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Vilnius mayor happy to trade Green Bridge statues for 16-century Lithuanian Statute

There will be more clarity about the fate of the Soviet statues which were recently removed from the Green Bridge of Vilnius in autumn, says Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius, adding that he has already received six official requests to take the statues. […]

Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in Jobs
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Steve Jobs biopic producer plans to shoot a film in Lithuania

American film producer David Traub, best known for his Steve Jobs biopic “Jobs” (2013), is visiting Lithuania where he says he is considering to shoot a film, reports LRT.lt. […]