Opens to the public today, 20 September 2025
The Lost Shtetl Museum in Seduva, Lithuania is dedicated to the memory of the shtetls.
“The Museum features the rich history of Jewish life in Lithuania and the enduring stories of memory, resilience, and hope.”
The Museum complex consists of the exhibition, the memorial park, and the historic village cemetery and memorials.
At the entrance of The Lost Shtetl Museum:
Ruth Reches – Principal of Solomo Aleichemo ORT School Vilnius; Eli Rabinowitz; Professor Ruth Leiserowitz – museum advisor, historian at Klaipėda University, Lithuania and Humboldt University, Germany; and Faina Kukliansky – Chair of the Jewish Community of Lithuania
Slideshow photos include Prof Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Prof Ruth Leiserowitz, Faina Kukliansky, Head of the Lithuanian Jewish Community, filmmaker Roberta Grossman, Ruth Reches, Wojciech Konunczuk, Michael Leiserowitz, Dean Glasenberg, Rabbi Sholem Ber Krinsky, Rabbi Moshe Fhima, architect Rainer Mahlamäki & Lost Shtetl Museum Management.
Lost Shtetl Website:
For more information and images, please contact Eli
Eli Rabinowitz
Perth Australia