In Kurkliai, the European Day of Jewish Culture will be celebrated
In the Anykščiai district, in Kurkliai, on Sunday the European Day of Jewish Culture will be celebrated, this year’s theme is love.
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Švėkšna decorated with a new mosaic: telling the story of the town’s Jews
The town of Švėkšna in the Šilutė district was decorated with a mosaic by the artist Lina Šlipavičiūtė-Černiauskienė. This mosaic will complement the “Shtetl Search in Švėkšna” route.
A Vilnius resident incited antisemitic hatred, later tried to justify it: now he is on trial
Provocateur Gintaras Liutkevičius, who calls himself Grafas Liutkevičius, published a scandalous video, and now he has also faced a law enforcement backlash. G. Liutkevičius is accused…
Remigijus Žemaitaitis’ lawyer appealed the verdicts for incitement of hatred to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Lithuania on Thursday received the cassation appeal from the lawyer of Member of Parliament Remigijus Žemaitaitis regarding the verdicts for inciting hatred against Jews and gross Holocaust…
The newest synagogue in Lithuania celebrates its 90th anniversary: five years of prayers and decades of collective farm fodder
Kurkliai, located a few kilometers from Anykščiai, one of this year’s Lithuanian small cultural capitals, celebrated its 500th anniversary in mid-July. Just three hundred inhabitants…
Meeting with representatives of the Goodwill Fund, the Prime Minister said: projects of historical memory must unite
Representatives of the Goodwill Fund on Tuesday discussed the issues of the Vilnius Concert and Sports Palace and the Šnipiškės Jewish Cemetery territory with Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius, who emphasized that…
Remigijus Žemaitaitis promises to appeal the court decision regarding incitement to hatred, calls it political
“Nemuno aušros” leader Remigijus Žemaitaitis intends to appeal the decision of the Lithuanian Court of Appeal, which found the politician guilty of inciting hatred against Jews and the Holocaust…
The Court of Appeal found Remigijus Žemaitaitis guilty of inciting hatred against Jews
The Lithuanian Court of Appeal on Wednesday found Member of Parliament Remigijus Žemaitaitis guilty of inciting hatred against Jews and grossly belittling the Holocaust, and increased the fine imposed.
The town of Kurkliai, from which the man who created a global fashion empire came: this story will astonish more than one person
One of the most famous British fashion entrepreneurs of the 20th century, the legendary clothing chain “Burton” founder Montague Maurice Burton (Moishe David Osinsky), was born in Anykščiai…
In a famous Lithuanian chef’s restaurant – a brazen attack: the police reaction shocked afterwards
For nearly a year, chef Vylius Blauzdavičius, who leads the Jewish food restaurant “Baleboste,” has encountered hooligan behavior more than once. The man reported that quite…
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