Vilna

Archaeologists unearth an important discovery at Nazi-destroyed Vilnius synagogue

The Lithuanian capital's mayor said the city will demolish the school closed last year and build a memorial on the site.

July 26, 2018 12:35 pm

Century-old Boston synagogue receives $500,000 in city funds for historic preservation

The Vilna Shul will restore murals painted over on its walls that tell the story of the history of immigration to Boston.

June 25, 2018 10:43 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

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

July 15, 2016 3:40 am

Grandson of Vilna rabbis awarded prestigious science award

January 10, 2016 7:02 am

Lithuanian Jewish museum to open center to fight anti-Semitism

December 11, 2015 7:15 am

Radar uncovers Great Synagogue of Vilna remains

July 29, 2015 4:21 pm

What is the Fast of Gedaliah?

By Adam Soclof October 2, 2011 9:07 am

Jewish Women, Liberated from German Camp, Return to Their Homes in Vilna

Moscow Reports Saga of Forty Vilna Jews Who Lived Ten Months in Sewers

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