Jewish history

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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…

6 years ago
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Lithuania’s biggest cities to pay tribute to Holocaust victims

Vilnius and Panevėžys will Friday pay tribute to the memory of victims of the Holocaust, with events for the International…

7 years ago
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7th Litvak Days in London

Since 2011, The Lithuanian Embassy in London along with other organisations have been running the Litvak days. Litvak Days is…

7 years ago
  • History

The Jewish Quarter in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania – isolation or privilege?

Quarters comprising of several streets that were designed along religious, ethnic or professional lines were a regular way of life…

7 years ago
  • Culture

Kėdainiai to erect monument to Vilna Gaon

The central Lithuanian town of Kėdainiai has decided to erect a monument to Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, the philosopher, scholar…

7 years ago
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Gaon Jewish Museum astonished over plans of Jewish History Museum in Vilnius

The Vilnius Gaon State Jewish Museum has expressed astonishment over the Lithuanian administration's plans of founding a new Museum of…

7 years ago
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American Jewish Committee backs idea of Jewish history museum in Vilnius

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) supports the idea of setting up a Jewish history museum in Vilnius. [...]

7 years ago
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Separate programme proposed for Jewish heritage maintenance

Diana Varnaitė, director of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage Department, has proposed envisaging separate funding of maintenance of the Jewish heritage,…

8 years ago
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World class museum will open In Lithuania

International museum professionals and architects are working on Museum of Šeduva Jewish history, which will be using the most advanced…

8 years ago
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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…

8 years ago
  • Culture

The Great Synagogue of Vilna, once the Vatican of Europe’s Jews

The Great Synagogue of Vilna was once to Jewish culture and religion what the Vatican is to Christendom, say archaeologists…

8 years ago
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International team of scientists to investigate buried remains of Vilnius synagogue

A team of experts from the United Kingdom, Canada, Israel and Lithuania is starting to study the remains of the…

8 years ago
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Genocide research centre may publish list of suspected Lithuanian Holocaust collaborators

The Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania (LGGRTC) has announced that it may publish a list of individuals who…

9 years ago