Foreign affairs
Speaker of Israel’s Knesset to visit Lithuania
Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, the speaker of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, is coming to Lithuania on Tuesday. […]
Israel
Foreign affairs
Israeli PM Netanyahu accepts invitation to visit Lithuania
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accepted an invitation from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius to visit Lithuania, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said. […]
Foreign affairs
Society
Oak grow „Izraelita“ planted to commemorate Israeli-Lithuanian friendship
On April 21st, Friday, the Embassy of Israel in Lithuania, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry department and Vilnius District Municipality, together with schoolchildren from all over Lithuania planted an oak grove by the name “Izraelita” near Rukainiai, Vilnius district the Embassy of Israel in Lithuania reported in a press release. […]
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Laurinkus: there are no signs of war in Ukraine spilling into the Baltic States
„Two wars are happening at the time. The nearly World War in Syria, where a number of states are involved, and in Ukraine. Is it possible for the latter travel closer to us? I do […]
Economy
Israel-capital Blender entering Lithuania’s p2p lending market
Israel-capital company blender intends to join the Lithuanian peer-to-peer lending market after operating as provider of consumer credits in the country for six months, Verslo Žinios business daily said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian, Israeli presidents underline Holocaust memory, business ties
The presidents of Lithuania and Israel on Sunday underlined the importance of preserving the heritage of Lithuanian Jews and of expanding business ties as they marked 25 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. […]
Society
Litvaks again applying for Lithuanian passports after legal amendment
After an amendment to the Citizenship Law took effect in Lithuania in July, Litvaks, i.e. Jews of Lithuanian origin, living in Israel and the Republic of South Africa are again submitting applications for restoration of their Lithuanian citizenship, Lietuvos Žinios daily said on Wednesday. […]
Society
Zarasai marks European days of Jewish culture
The town of Zarasai, nestled in the picturesque north-east of the country amongst sparkling lakes and gently rolling hills, may be best known as a summer holiday destination, but for two days this weekend it chose to highlight a different side of its cultural history. To mark the European Days of Jewish Culture, the Zarasai Regional Museum organised three events that gave the public an opportunity to reflect on the region’s largely vanished Jewish heritage. […]
Society
The stones of Molėtai: Shoah lesson in Lithuania
August 29th, 2016, has become truly important day for Lithuanian people, for Israel, and for all of us who does not know the past term for Holocaust. On that day, a small Lithuanian town of Moletai has become a scene of tangible and penetrating lesson on the Shoah. It was a rare event – unpretending, quiet and sincere; determined and devoted; the real thing. […]
Defence
Foreign affairs
Lithuanians ‘more open’ about Holocaust – President Grybauskaitė
Lithuanians are starting to face the Holocaust more openly, which facilitates friendlier relations with Israel, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Monday after an event honouring Jewish victims World War Two massacre in Molėtai. […]
Society
Israeli media incensed by ‘parties’ at Kaunas WWII killing site
Israeli media has recently reported on parties being held at a WWII Jewish killing site in Kaunas. However, the Lithuanian Jewish Community says the publication is merely recycling an old story. […]
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Seimas drafts amendments on restoring Lithuanian citizenship to Litvaks
Lithuanian MPs have submitted a bill on reinstating citizenship for Jews who left Lithuania between the two world wars and their descendants.
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Society
Lithuanian scientist presents his Nobel-worthy genome editing technology in Israel
Lithuanian scientist who is tipped for the Nobel Prize is presenting his ground-breaking genome-editing technology at an international conference in Israel. […]
Foreign affairs
Politics
Lithuanian parliamentary committees to investigate refusal of citizenship to Litvaks
Amid complaints from Lithuanian Jewish Community representatives and Litvaks living in Israel and South Africa, at least two Lithuanian parliamentary committees are planning to look into the reasons why citizenship restoration applications from Jews who left the country in the interwar period and their descendants are being rejected. […]
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Foreign affairs
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Lithuania’s defence industry gears up for exports
The more than 500 companies that belong to the Lithuanian Defence and Security Association show that Lithuania can manufacture more than agricultural products. […]