Lithuania
Jews have lived in Lithuania since the 14th century when they were invited by its then-rulers to help develop the nation’s economy. Lithuania’s yeshivot were renowned throughout Europe during the 18th century for their high caliber of Torah study. The country later became a center of Jewish socialist activity in the 19th century before much of the community was destroyed during the Holocaust.
With a Jewish population currently numbering between 2,700 to 6,500. Lithuania’s remaining Jews, most of whom live in the capital, Vilnius, live peacefully with their non-Jewish neighbors, though anti-Semitism has occasionally reared its head.
PLACES OF INTEREST
- Museum of the Gaon of Vilnius
Naugarduko 10/2, Vilnius
- Yiddish Institute of Vilnius
Old Campus Vilnius University (S. Daukanto Courtyard)
- Vilnius Ghetto map
Rūdninkų gatvė 18, Vilnius, Lituanie
- Romain Gary Statue
Jono Basanavičiaus gatvė, Vilnius, Lituanie
- Shoah Museum of Vilnius
Pamėnkalnio gatvė 12, Vilnius, Lituanie
- Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum
Naugarduko st. 10/2, Vilnius 01309, Lithuania
SYNAGOGUES
- Kaunas Synagogue
Orthodox
E. Ožeškienės g. 13,
Kaunas 44254, Lithuania, Phone: +370 37 206880
- Vilnius Chabad
Chabad-Lubavitch
Bokšto gatvė 19, Vilnius, Lituanie
- Choral Synagogue of Vilnius
Pylimo g. 39, Vilnius
PLACES TO EAT
- Rishon
Mėsinių g. 3, Vilnius 01133, Lithuania, Phone: +370 671 09446
RESOURCES
- Jewish Community of Kaunas
Vytauto 50, Kaunas
- Jewish Community of Vilnius
Pylimo g. 4, Vilnius 01117, Lithuania
- Vilnius Center for Jewish Culture
Mėsinių gatvė 3a/5, Vilnius, Lituanie
February 19, 2019
