Israeli Ambassador Amir Maimon. Photo by R.Dačkus
Foreign affairs

Israeli ambassador in Vilnius Amir Maimon on Jewish heritage, Israeli-Palestinian conflict and anti-Semitism in Europe

Israel‘s first ambassador residing in Vilnius, Amir Maimon, says Lithuania should be more active in inviting tourists from his country and step up cooperation in the fields of defence and high technologies. […]

Grigory Kanovich. Photo bernardinai.lt
Culture

Israel Diary. On the cloud named Lithuania

We offer you a recent interview with Grigory Kanovich who several weeks won the National Prize of Lithuania for Art and Culture and was named an Honorary Citizen of his hometown, Jonava. […]

Prometheus Strangling the Vulture - Jacques Lipchitz.    Photo Ludo Segers
Global LT

Litvak art in Philadelphia

Philadelphia can lay claim to a few superlatives in art. Probably nowhere are so many paintings by Renoir and sculptures by Jacques Lipchitz on public display within less than 1 square mile but in Philadelphia. Both have a connection to France and Lipchitz life story even leads all the way to Druskininkai in Lithuania. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuanian foreign minister objects to “unilateral” recognition of Palestine

Lithuania does not agree with unilateral recognition of Palestine, saying a decision needs to be reached by way of negotiations, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius stated on Monday. […]

Foreign affairs

President: Lithuania interested in boosting food exports to Israel

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Vilnius on Thursday and emphasized Lithuania’s interest of boosting exports of food products to the country. […]