In a shift, Latvia and Lithuania are paying Holocaust survivors and heirs for their stolen property The Lithuania program is open to applications only until Dec. 31. By Shira Li Bartov December 19, 2023 8:56 am
Vilnius is celebrating its 700th anniversary. Lithuanian Jews are commemorating a darker one. This year also marks the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilna Ghetto, once the heart of a thriving Jewish community. September 24, 2023 6:56 am
Lithuania proposes setting aside nearly $40M for Holocaust survivors and their heirs Two years ago, Lithuanian lawmakers considered declaring that neither the country nor its leaders could be blamed for participating in the Holocaust. December 2, 2022 10:00 am
Historian accuses NY’s Jewish Museum of sanitizing filmmaker’s World War II record in new exhibit By Asaf Elia-Shalev May 12, 2022 5:39 pm
Following outcry, Lithuanian city halts construction of bike path near Holocaust mass grave By Cnaan Liphshiz November 16, 2021 2:14 pm
Lithuania abandons plan to build conference center atop former Jewish cemetery By Cnaan Liphshiz August 16, 2021 11:11 am
Lithuanian lawmaker who blamed Jews for Holocaust quits parliament’s memorial commission By Cnaan Liphshiz January 31, 2021 3:49 pm
Lithuanian police holding activist who protested glorification of alleged Holocaust perpetrators By Cnaan Liphshiz September 1, 2020 10:17 am