Lithuania
Lithuania's Jewish partisan bunkers caught between Holocaust memory and military expansion
Lithuania was for centuries a center of rich Jewish thought, religious life and secular culture; Vilna, as the capital was known in Yiddish, was nicknamed the “Jerusalem of the North.”
The Baltic country's secret trick: How to visit top attractions for free
HRF petitions Lithuanian court to investigate Israeli dental student for alleged Gaza war crimes
Grapevine, June 24, 2026: Reliving the nightmare - opinion
A visit to Vilnius, Lithuania, for warm people and unexpected experiences
Welcome to Vilnius, the new Nordics. the hosts of The Jerusalem Post Podcast share their adventure to this unique city.
Lithuania halts construction of bike path near Holocaust mass grave
In Šiauliai, which was home to Lithuania’s second-largest Jewish population before the Holocaust, the future of the bike path is uncertain.
Belarus must be held accountable for human trafficking, Baltic states say
'We ... condemn the actions taken by the Lukashenko regime instrumentalizing migrants for political purposes,' the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia said on Monday.
Polish police find body of Syrian man near Belarus border
Thousands of migrants from the Middle East are sheltering in freezing conditions in the woods on the border between Belarus and EU states Poland and Lithuania, which are refusing to let them cross.
Vilnius: Step back in time to Jewish Vilna and marvel at modern Lithuania
The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 20
Lithuania, March of the Living to march in memory of Holocaust
A memorial ceremony will see the participants march from the Rudninku Square in Vilnius, which was the site of the Jewish ghetto during the Holocaust and concluded at Ponar, the site of a mass grave.
On This Day: Nazis liquidate Vilnius Ghetto, slaughter Lithuanian Jews
Lithuania lost around 95% of its Jewish population during the Holocaust, more than any other country. The day is marked as their National Memorial Day for the Genocide Victims of Lithuanian Jews.
Remains of Torah Ark destroyed by Nazis found in Lithuania
A Torah ark is what holds the Torah scrolls. The bimah refers to a raised platform with a reading desk in a synagogue.
Mikvahs unearthed at Vilnius synagogue destroyed by Nazis
Archaeologists unearthed parts of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius, with one of the main findings being two mikvahs, or ritual baths, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed on Thursday.
Lithuania abandons plan to build conference center atop former Jewish cemetery
Lithuania cancelled plans to build a conference center on top of what used to be the Piramont Cemetery after an outcry from the country's Jewish community.
