The restoration of the Geliu synagogue
Renovation of Synagogue on Geliu Gatve starts in Vilnius
The Lithuanian Department of Cultural Heritage confirmed on July 21, 2015, the renovation of the synagogue on Geliu Street in Vilnius has starte…
Source: www.baltictimes.com/renovation_of_synagogue_starts_in_vilnius/
People I met
Fania Brancovskaja at the Yiddish Institute
Lara Lempert is the head of the Judaica Center at the National Library of Lithuania. Her field is the cultural history of the European Jewry, more specifically – Jewish classical texts and their integration in Jewish education in various settings; Jewish book and press; and day-to-day life of Lithuanian Jewry.
Part of the exhibit
22–23 May 2017: Opening of the Judaica Research Centre – Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania
A national cultural institution that collects, organizes and preserves the written cultural heritage of Lithuania, forming a fund for Lithuanian and foreign documents relevant for Lithuanian science, education, culture and economy, and provides library information provision services to the public.
Source: www.lnb.lt/en/news/2187-22-23-may-opening-of-the-judaica-research-centre
More from the Library
The Old Cemetery
Jewish cemeteries of Vilnius – Wikipedia
The Jewish cemeteries of Vinius are the three Jewish cemeteries of the Lithuanian Jews living in what is today Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, which was known to them for centuries as Vilna, the principal city of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Pale of Settlement of the Russian Empire. Two of the cemeteries were destroyed by the Soviet regime and the third is still active.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_cemeteries_of_Vilnius
The Vilnius Jewish Library
Vilniaus žydų viešoji biblioteka
Vilniaus žydų viešoji biblioteka – vienintelė Žydų kultūros sklaidoje besispecializuojanti biblioteka visoje Lietuvoje.Our library is the only one in Lithuania which specifies in spreading Jewish culture in various forms
Source: vilnius-jewish-public-library.com/en/
Jewish Scenes in Vilnius
The Museum of Genocide Victims – Jewish themed exhibits
The Museum of Genocide Victims
Museum of Genocide Victims – Wikipedia
The Museum of Genocide Victims (Lithuanian: Genocido aukų muziejus) in Vilnius, Lithuania was established in 1992 by order of the Minister of Culture and Education and the President of the Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees. In 1997 it was transferred to the Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania. The museum is located in the former KGB headquarters across from the Lukiškės Square, therefore it is informally referred to as the KGB Museum.[1]
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Genocide_Victims
Other scenes from Vilnius
