Lithuania

Publisher recalls books by Lithuanian writer who triggered debate about the Holocaust

The recall of Rūta Vanagaitė’s books happened one day after she revealed that she is in a relationship with Efraim Zuroff, an Israeli hunter of Nazis whom many Lithuanian nationalists despise.

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Hidden blueprint leads diggers to ancient ritual baths of Vilnius synagogue

The document, forgotten for 200 years in a city archive, allowed researchers from three countries led by an Israeli to pinpoint two of the main institutions of Litvak Jewry before the Holocaust.

Lithuanian president ignores congressmen’s protest over planned project atop Jewish graves

Dalia Grybauskaitė in response cited the approval given by a Jewish community leader and a cemeteries panel, but critics say both are tainted.

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Lane Bryant Was a Jewish Orphan From Lithuania Before She Became a Household Name

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Science helped verify this unbelievable Holocaust escape story

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Vilnius University to honor Jewish Holocaust victims — unless they fought Nazis

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Report: Lithuania reconsiders plans to build atop former Jewish cemetery

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State of the art Jewish museum to open outside a former shtetl in Lithuania

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Lithuanian game show taken off the air over Nazi salute and ‘Jew’ clue

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When will Lithuania’s government face the truth about the Holocaust?

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