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Once a beacon of the Yiddish speaking world, Lithuania's Jews work to keep it alive
VILNIUS, Lithuania (RNS) — If one city could be said to be the home of Yiddish, the traditional language of Ashkenazi Jewry, ...
Lithuania says Russian military intelligence behind Ikea arson attack in Vilnius
The suspect, who was underage at the time of the arson in Vilnius, was arrested while planning another attack in Riga, in ...
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I'm a Brazilian who moved to Lithuania. I love the career opportunities and safety — but it can be hard to make friends.
The city feels safe In Brazil ... but I've found it harder to approach people in Lithuania because they tend to be less talkative and willing to interact with strangers. It's harder to make ...
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Following outcry, Lithuanian city halts construction of bike path near Holocaust mass grave
Rabbi Kalev Krelin, a former chief rabbi of Lithuania, posted on Facebook about a bike path that was being built in Šiauliai, a city situated about 100 miles northwest of Vilnius. “Next to the ...
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Legend has it that the Lithuanian city of Vilnius was built on a dream
Lithuania was the first nation to declare independence from USSR in 1990. The city has numerous works of street art that can be found all around. Check out the Open Gallery, a large, open-air ...
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Lithuania mints euro coin with Hebrew letters
Separately, a monument for Holocaust victims that was smashed and knocked over in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas was restored on October 9, the news site Jewish.ru reported. JTA has documented ...