Restoration of the exterior of the Gėlių st. synagogue in Vilnius has been completed, Martynas Užpelkis, who handles Jewish heritage issues for the Lithuanian Jewish community, reports in an article on the Jewish community web site, which also posted a … continue reading →
The Vilnius Jewish community advises that the electrical system and roof of the Choral Synagogue in Vilnius are being replaced “thanks to financial aid from the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture and the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage Department.” Services will be … continue reading →
The monthly JHE Newsletter is now online — news, views, info, and insight from Greece, Poland, Britain, Lithuania, Slovakia, Italy, Ukraine, Bulgaria…. Highlights include our obituary and memories of Nikos Stavroulakis, the co-founder of the Jewish Museum of … continue reading →
The historic wooden synagogue in Pakruojis, Lithuania has been reopened after a major restoration project that used old photos to recreate the whimsical polychrome images on its walls and vaulted ceiling. The building will house a children’s literature section … continue reading →
In its just-published report on its activities in 2016, the Litvak Cemetery Catalogue – (MACEVA) lists work carried out to document, digitize, or clean-up a number of Jewish cemeteries around Lithuania. These included: Švenčionys (Svintsyán). Among other actions, 11 … continue reading →
