Righteous Among the Nations

  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president thanks Dutch king for support in security, energy

President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday thanked King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands for his country's support to Lithuania in the areas…

7 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania will promote Jews’ savers in documentaries, president says

Lithuania will support projects and produce documentaries to introduce to the world the Righteous Among the Nations from Lithuania, Lithuanian…

7 years ago
  • Society

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
  • Society

President awards 43 rescuers of Jews

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday presented 43 Lithuanians who rescued Jews during World War Two with Life Saving Crosses.…

7 years ago
  • History
  • Society

Knesset speaker in Vilnius honors family for saving Jewish woman from Holocaust

Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, the speaker of the Knesset, has honored the family of Ignacy and Katarzyna Bujel, who saved the life…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Jewish community‘s efforts – still fruitless

The year begins with continuing old issues and unresolved questions. One of them is the idea of a monument for…

8 years ago
  • 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…

8 years ago
  • Global LT

Several hundred Litvaks granted Lithuanian citizenship after legal amendments

Several hundred applications for Lithuanian citizenship have already been approved since the country amended the law last June to ease…

8 years ago
  • Society

Kaunas family to be awarded as Righteous Among Nations

Israel's Ambassador to Lithuania Amir Maimon will Friday award the Yad Vashem medal and honors of Righteous Among the Nations…

8 years ago
  • Society

Grybauskaitė recognises 46 Lithuanians who saved Jews in WWII

President Dalia Grybauskaitė yesterday awarded the Life Saving Cross to forty-six Lithuanian citizens who risked danger to save Jews from…

8 years ago
  • 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…

8 years ago
  • Society

Litvaks will be able to gain Lithuanian citizenship with new Seimas amendment

The Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) on Thursday passed amendments to the Law on Citizenship, which will enable Litvaks, i.e. Jews of…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian officials ‘need history lessons’, says Jewish community leader

The Lithuanian Jewish community criticized Lithuania's migration officials for refusing citizenship to Litvaks, Jews of Lithuanian descent, who left the…

9 years ago
  • Society

March of the Living to honour victims of Holocaust in Lithuania

On Thursday afternoon, Vilnius' 8th annual March of the Living will proceed from the Paneriai train station to the Paneriai…

9 years ago
  • Society

Charity concert raises €125k for Lithuanians who risked lives to save Jews

Over €125,000 euros have been raised in a charity concert organized by the Lithuanian Jewish Community and the Order of…

9 years ago
  • Society

“We never called Lithuanians a nation of Jew-shooters” says community leader

Jews living in Lithuania never said Lithuanians were a nation of Jew-shooters and don't plan on doing so, but Lithuania…

9 years ago
  • Society

Jewish heritage enjoyed more government protection in 2015, says community leader

Over the last year, the Lithuanian government began focusing more on preserving Jewish heritage and grave sites, according to Faina…

9 years ago