lithuanian jews

Pope Francis urged to speak out against construction atop a Vilnius Jewish cemetery

Local Jews are split over the project, which some say won't disturb Jewish remains.

September 21, 2018 12:20 pm

Lithuanian Jews rally to demand fair internal elections

The Vilnius protest against the contested community leader was the first gathering of its kind in decades in Europe.

May 29, 2018 8:16 am

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.

August 18, 2017 10:26 am

Chabad rabbi banned from Lithuania’s main synagogue

February 27, 2017 4:17 pm

Chabad rabbi, followers ejected from prayer space in Lithuania

November 18, 2016 2:53 pm

This Lithuanian concentration camp is now a wedding venue

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 24, 2016 3:05 pm

Diggers in Lithuania unearth complex that housed Vilna Gaon’s synagogue

July 15, 2016 3:40 am

Lithuania lifts major obstruction to citizenship applications by Jews

June 23, 2016 5:40 pm

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Lithuanian mayor dismantles building made from Jewish headstones

June 23, 2016 5:45 am

In first, Lithuania fair to feature Jewish stand

March 4, 2016 6:35 am

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