Lithuania
‘In Lithuania, there is institutional and legal antisemitism’
The Lost Shtetl Museum in Seduva opens as antisemitism resurfaces in Lithuania’s governing coalition.
Holocaust education: Why telling Lithuania’s Jewish story matters more than ever - opinion
‘It’s a marathon, not a sprint’: Zalgiris, Lo eye big night vs Maccabi Tel Aviv
Orthodox rabbi Julius Berman, who influenced secular and observant Jewish institutions, dies at 90
Ukrainian prime minister visits White House
The Biden administration announced the same day that there will be a new program for Ukrainians who are interested in immigrating to the United States.
Leaders of Poland and Baltic states head to Kyiv
The four join a growing number of European politicians to visit the Ukrainian capital since Russian forces were driven away from the country's north earlier this month.
Polish, Baltic PMs urge Big Tech to close Russian accounts in joint letter
The letter called for further actions against the Russian government-backed media platforms – namely, the complete and total removal of their accounts from prominent social media websites.
Despite China, COVID-19, Lithuania is open for business
Lithuania is keen to cooperate, trade and offer attractive incentives to Israeli investors.
Lithuania's speaker talks on her first visit to Israel
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, who is also a chess grandmaster, talks about her first visit to Israel.
German troops arrive to reinforce Baltics amid tensions over Ukraine
The new deployments include artillery, reconnaissance troops and medics from units throughout Germany, with arrivals expected to continue throughout this week.
Israel must take stand against Russia, Lithuanian parliament speaker says
“We hope for a very clear stance that supports Ukraine and that shows a solidarity of democracies against Russian aggression,” said Lithuanian parliament speaker Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen.
Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas is honored in a Lithuania still grappling with the Nazi era
The scene of horrific murders of Jews by locals during the Holocaust, Kaunas is at the center of an ongoing controversy over how perpetrators should be treated.
Battle for 500-year-old Vilna Jewish cemetery turns a corner
“Save Vilna is currently in the process of putting together the Save Vilna Restoration Proposal, which we will be submitting to the government for consideration.”
Uncovering a family's tragic Holocaust story
Like many of my generation, brought up in the safe confines of South Africa during and after the Second World War, I assumed that my whole family was as fortunate as my father and his siblings.
