Jewish Heritage

Synagogues in Vilnius - what is so confusing about them?
Synagogues in Vilnius - what is so confusing about them?
Blog created at January 11, 2024
Blog created by VilniusFreeTour

Updated 11/01/2024 Until WW2 Vilnius was known as ‘Jerusalem of Lithuania’. At least one third of the people living in Vilnius were Litvaks – Lithuanian Jews. There were more Read more ...

Jewish cemeteries in Vilnius
Jewish cemeteries in Vilnius
Blog created at June 29, 2020
Blog created by VilniusFreeTour

When the Jewish community moves in to a new location, one of the first thing they try to do is to find the location for cemetery. Establishing a cemetery always has been essential in Judaism – i Read more ...

Top 5 Jewish history sites in Vilnius
Top 5 Jewish history sites in Vilnius
Blog created at May 19, 2019
Blog created by VilniusFreeTour

Updated 22/10/2020 Before the WW2 Vilnius was known as Jerusalem of Lithuania and was the most important educational and cultural centre for the Jewish people in the region. Today Vilnius old Read more ...