The City Council of the town of Kaišiadorys has agreed to “adopt” the decaying wooden synagogue in nearby Žiežmariai and help with the restoration of the building, one of only a dozen or so surviving wooden synagogues in east-central Europe. … continue reading →
The underground remains of the destroyed Great Synagogue and Shulhof in Vilnius have been identified thanks to a ground-penetrating radar survey carried out in June, and an archeological excavation of the site will begin next year. The Israeli Antiquities Authority … continue reading →
Long-awaited restoration work has begun on the synagogue at Gėlių st. 6 in Vilnius. The plan includes repairs to the facade as well as to the entry stairs, floors, windows, doors, roof and cupola of the long-disused brick building. The Lithuanian Department … continue reading →
Following concerns raised by the Jewish community and an appeal by Lithuania’s Chief Rabbi, authorities in the northern town of Šiauliai are halting excavation of human remains at a Holocaust-era mass grave site that was discovered last week during … continue reading →
The chief rabbi of Lithuania and Vilnius, Chaim Burshtein, has issued an appeal to halt the excavation of human remains at a Holocaust-era mass grave site that was discovered last week during road construction in Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. … continue reading →
