holocaust in lithuania

The interior of the Choral Synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania (Wikimedia Commons)

Vilnius, a hub of Torah study destroyed by Nazis, to get new yeshiva

The rabbi set to lead the new institution said it’s the first to open in Lithuania since the Holocaust.

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 23, 2019 7:12 am

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The only functioning synagogue in Lithuania’s capital shuts down

The Jewish Community of Lithuania cited security issues that may be connected to a local debate about the honoring of Nazi collaborators.

August 6, 2019 2:13 pm

Lithuania’s capital votes to rename street honoring anti-Semitic Nazi collaborator

The decision in Vilnius on Kazys Škirpa follows years of protests by Jewish groups, citing his call to use World War II to rid his country of Jews.

July 25, 2019 4:49 am

Lithuanian town honors late chaplain of Holocaust-era death squad

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 31, 2019 9:33 am

Lawyer smashes plaque honoring Nazi collaborator in Lithuania

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 8, 2019 6:35 am

Lithuania’s genocide studies center engages in Holocaust denial, local Jews say

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 3, 2019 8:20 am

Lithuanian court rejects lawsuit against state honors for Nazi collaborator

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 27, 2019 8:09 am

Lithuanian judge postpones trial over reputation of deceased Nazi collaborator

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 16, 2019 8:33 am

Lithuanian state historians defend Nazi collaborator accused of killing Jews

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 2, 2018 9:36 am

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Dutch diplomat was punished for saving Jews in the Holocaust, new book reveals

October 9, 2018 8:12 am

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