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Members of the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Europe are to come to Lithuania and visit the mass grave in Lithuania's northern city of Šiauliai, recently discovered during road construction work, the head of the Jewish Community of Lithuania said on Tuesday.

Ireland's low-cost airline Ryanair is planning to launch flights between Kaunas in Lithuania and Eilat in Israel.

The massacre of Jews at the Lietūkis garage 74 years ago was one of the most brutal not only in Lithuania but also Europe, Gercas Zakas, the leader of the Jewish community in Lithuania's second-largest city of Kaunas, said during a commemoration ceremony on Friday.

Lithuania's Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis, who is currently on a visit in Israel, says that Lithuania could learn from the country's experience in ensuring cyber security, as well as protection of infrastructure, embassies and important persons.

More than two years of work on the restoration and preservation of Jewish heritage in Šeduva were marked in a private ceremony at the town’s recently restored Jewish cemetery (Žvejų gatvė). More than 400 tombstones have been identified and more than 1,300 have been either painstakingly restored or p...

With a thrust from the eurozone, affordable air-fares on the route Vilnius-Tel Aviv and just generally better Israeli-Lithuanian relations, tourist flows between the two countries have peaked lately.

„Kvapą gniaužiantis virtuoziškumas... net neįsivaizdavome, ką gali mandolina!“, – rašo pasaulio spauda apie mandolinos virtuozą Avi Avitalį, kurį netrukus išgirsime Vilniaus festivalyje. Birželio 3 d. Lietuvos nacionalinės filharmonijos scenoje šis garsus Izraelio muzikas koncertuos su maestro Serge...

At the 5th Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism held in Jerusalem on 12-14 May, Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mantvydas Bekešius reviewed Lithuania's accomplishments in liquidating consequences of the Holocaust and combating the manifestations of anti-Semitism, especially in cybe...

Lithuania's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mantvydas Bekešius has paid a working visit to Tel Aviv, Israel. The minister invited representatives of Jewish organisations to actively participate in the World Lithuanian Economic Forum (PLEF) which will take place in Israel in October.

This coming May, 800 delegates from over 51 countries will travel to Jerusalem not to enjoy the sunny Israeli weather but rather to discuss the prolonged eclipse that has clouded the streets of Europe in growing intensity in recent times.

At the meeting with representatives of Jewish organisations on 4 May in New York, Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mantvydas Bekešius presented Lithuania's initiatives related to educating people about the history of Lithuanian and Jewish peoples, their cultural experience and the Holoc...

The Lithuanian leaders on Thursday congratulated Israel on its Independence Day, wishing peace and well-being to the country and its people.

The Embassy of the State of Israel, together with the Lithuanian Jewish community and the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum, on a Day of remembrance of the Holocaust, this year marked on 16 April, awarded the Righteous Among the Nations. The State of Israel awarded six Lithuanian families, which in spi...

Rescuers of Jews deserve more respect and attention, Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius Thursday said at a ceremony at the government's building to honour and award Righteous Among Nations.

Hundreds of people attended the traditional March of the Living on the Holocaust Memorial Day from a railway station to the memorial where 70,000 Jews were massacred during World War Two.

On the Holocaust Memorial Day, the traditional March of the Living will be held in Vilnius on Thursday from the Paneriai railway station to the Paneriai Memorial, with a ceremony held at the government to honor the Lithuanians who rescued Jews.

The decision of the Lithuanian Seimas to re-introduce conscription was welcome. It was a crucial step not only because of the growing geopolitical threat but more importantly because it builds a healthy, solid and Western society and a state that has confidence in itself.

After opening the Embassy of Israel in Vilnius, joining the euro zone and being chosen by the Lonely Planet as one of the world's top tourist attractions, Lithuania is becoming more accessible and welcoming to Israeli tourists.

Opening of the Embassy of Israel in Vilnius and Political consultations between two foreign ministries, led by political directors Rolandas Kačinskas and Alon Ushpiz, are signs of solid and profound relations that Lithuania and Israel enjoy today, according to Lithuania's MFA.

On Thursday, the Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Alon Ushpiz met with his counterpart, Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kačinskas, in order to further strengthen the ongoing political dialogue between the two countries.