Tag: Vilnius
Relatives of Lithuanians Killed in 1991 Soviet Crackdown Sue Gorbachev over War Crimes
So far, the Putin administration has refused Lithuania's request to question Gorbachev regarding his role in the events of January 13, 1991.
European Jewry Urges Lithuanian Government to Protect Its Jewish Community
“We call on the authorities to take all necessary measures to protect the Jewish community, including taking a tougher line against those that threaten it like neo-Nazis.”
Netanyahu: ‘Lithuania, Israel are Natural Allies’
"We too are proud of our history, our long history, our robust and pluralistic democracy which guarantees the rights of all our citizens."
Netanyahu First Israeli Prime Minister to Visit Lithuania
"The families of my parents – of blessed memory – came from Lithuania at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th; I am making this visit also for this."
Two Mikvahs Exposed in Vilna’s Great Synagogue 70 Years after Destruction
This important and magnificent synagogue was the center of study of the Vilna Gaon. In recent weeks, a delegation of archaeologists has uncovered two of the compound's ritual baths.
Historical Discovery in Lithuania: Escape Tunnel Used by Jewish Prisoners to Escape from the...
For the first time since the Holocaust the famous tunnel used by the prisoners of Ponar to escape from the Nazis had been located using new technologies for underground predictive scanning.
Great Synagogue, Shulhof of Vilna Rediscovered 70 Years After Nazi Destruction
Israeli, Lithuanian and American researchers have tracked down the remains of the Great Synagogue of Vilna.
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