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“Samuel Bak. Paris and Rome, 1956–1965” exhibition
Since 10 September 2025 at the Gaon of Vilna Museum Samuel Bak, originally from Lithuania, donated numerous works to the museum that bears his name. In his work and his life, he shares his ...
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SK8ART exhibition
Until 10 September 2025 at the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History This exhibition travels from museum to museum, on four wheels and into the imagination of New York artist Steve Marcus. Using ...
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Siauliai Remembers Righteous Gentiles
16 March 2025 at the Righteous square in Siauliai The Jewish community of Siauliai invites the public to take part in this day honouring the Righteous who risked their lives to save Jews during ...
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Yiddish and Lithuania: a weekend of discovery
From 7 to 10 November 2024 at the Maison de la culture yiddish A wide-ranging programme is planned for the ‘Lithuania in France 2024’ season. Films, lectures, workshops, tastings of traditional ...
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Exhibition devoted to the Books of Jeremiah and Ezekiel
January 2024 at the Gaon Museum in Vilna Each month, the museum highlights certain objects from its collection. This month, they are books found on Jews killed in Kaunas during the Second World ...
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Synagogues of Joniskis
Upytės g. 7-9, 84148 Joniškis Titulinis – Joniškio istorijos ir kultūros muziejus (joniskiomuziejus.lt)
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Synagogue of Pakruojis
8 Kranto Street, Pakruojis Tel : + 370 676 27181 Sinagoga – Pakruojo biblioteka (rvb.lt)
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Kedainiai
The town of Kedainiai dates back to the 14th century, making it one of the oldest in the country. Under the Kishkis family, who ruled the town from 1490, Jewish merchants were invited to settle. ...
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Pakruojis
The town of Pakruojis is situated on the river Kruoja and was founded in the 15th century. The wooden synagogue dating from 1801 is probably the oldest of its kind in the country. Between the ...
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Liaudiskiai
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Pavartyciai
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Siauliai
The town, capital of the region of the same name, enjoyed rapid prosperity in the 1800s thanks to its geographical location. Railways and companies were built relatively early on. Jews worked in ...
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Tirksliai
Tirksliai is a small town in northern Lithuania. The Jewish presence in Tirksliai probably dates back to the 18th century. Like most other regional religious establishments, the community built a ...
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Shoah Museum of Vilnius
Pamėnkalnio gatvė 12, Vilnius Tel: +370 52 62 07 30 http://www.jmuseum.lt
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Museum of the Gaon of Vilnius
Naugarduko 10/2, Vilnius Tel : +370 85 231 2357 http://www.jmuseum.lt