Archaeological explorations of the complex of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius at Vokiečių g.13A @ Vilnius Municipality (9)
History

Archaeologists from Lithuania, Israel and USA exploring territory of the Great Synagogue complex

Vilnius which is changing every day makes every effort to preserve values of cultural heritage – archaeological explorations of the complex of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius (at Vokiečių g. 13A) started on 12 July, and on 2 – 6 September, creative workshops for preserving its heritage will be held. The restoration of the entire territory and the adjacent areas is planned by 2023. […]

No Picture
Foreign affairs

Lithuania would consider accepting Palestinian representation

With Palestinian officials speaking about their intentions to open a representative office in Vilnius, Lithuania says it will consider accepting it. […]

Foreign affairs

PM pledges to preserve shared Lithuanian-Israeli cultural heritage

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on Thursday visited the Jewish school of Sholom Alecheim for events of 70-year anniversary of Israel‘s independence. […]

Ambassador of Israel Amir Maimon
Foreign affairs

PM expresses appreciation to Israeli Ambassador

On behalf of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, his Foreign Policy Advisor Deividas Matulionis has expressed appreciation to Ambassador of Israel Amir Maimon for his gesture of solidarity and respect to Lithuanian freedom fight against the Soviet occupation, Prime Minister’s press office reported in a press release. […]

Vilniaus Old Town
Freetime

Lithuania gets prime time on Israel and China TVs

Israeli culinary guru Gil Hovav’s new TV show Open Skies about Lithuania on Keshet 12 channel counted about a million viewers. The half-hour show featured a variety of Lithuanian dishes along with the most interesting stories from different corners of the country. This month, Lithuania has also been shown on four TV editions on Travel China Channel made by reputed China’s traveller Zhang Wei, each show reaching 20 million viewers. The nine-minute shows managed to capture the best of Lithuania, including amber cathing, Samogitian partying, basketball game at the Kaunas Žalgiris Arena, as well as stories about the Lithuanian rain, the old town churches of Vilnius, the miracle tile, Pažaislis, M. K. Čiurlionis’s oeuvre, the Cross Hill, etc., a State Department of Tourism press release states. […]

Viktoras Pranskietis
Foreign affairs

Seimas speaker, Israel’s Knesset chair discuss need for direct flights

Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis discussed with Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, the speaker of the Israeli parliament Knesset, the need to open direct air transportation between the two countries. […]