Kretinga Jewish Settlement, called Jewish New town
WORTH VISITING: Kretinga is a unique case in Lithuania, where the Jewish community settled in a completely separated area from the Christians, which later was named Jewish New town. Get Directions For Driving Walking Transit Bicycling show options hide...
Synagogue of Švėkšna and Švėkšna Market Square
WORTH VISITING: In 1928 in this market square, greeting President of Lithuania A. Smetona, a symbolic banner was erected near the newly erected synagogue, illustrating the friendship between Lithuanians and Jews, and their shared common vision of interwar Lithuania: “We,...
Historical Jewish quarter in Palanga
WORTH VISITING: Let`s explore Palanga resort outside its main street for tourists - You will be surprised, how many unexpected historical discoveries are waiting for You in this beloved sea resort. One of such surprises is a historical Jewish quarter...
Historical Jewish quarter in Varėna
WORTH VISITING: Until the Second World War, Varėna alike many of this region`s towns and cities was a typical Eastern European shtetl with an active local Jewish community. There were three synagogues, Jewish Folks Bank, Jewish bookstore, religious and secular...
Historical Jewish quarter in Žiežmariai
WORTH VISITING: In small typical town in the middle of Lithuania - in Žiežmariai - historical Jewish quarter was in a relatively compact space. Until the Second World War local Jews mostly lived, worked, and spent their free time on...
Historical Jewish quarter in Kulautuva
WORTH VISITING: During the interwar period in Lithuania, Kulautuva resort was nicknamed "Jewish Palestine" because the majority of vacationers were Jews from Kaunas and other nearby cities. Although its landscape is not similar to Palestinian in any way, many people...
Historical Jewish quarter in Vilkija
WORTH VISITING: Did You know, that famous American jazz singer Louis Armstrong was familiar with the name of small Vilkija town? Louis was raised with the nostalgic stories in Yiddish about this beautiful town and villages surrounding it. Even though...
Historical Jewish quarter in Jurbarkas
WORTH VISITING: Jurbarkas can be proud of the interesting and meaningful commemoration of historical Jewish community and its culture in the town. Although as in many other smaller Lithuanian towns there are not many extant Jewish heritage objects in Jurbarkas,...
Degsnės – the village of Jewish farmers
WORTH VISITING: Jewish farmers` villages is an uncommon phenomenon in the history of the Jewish diaspora. One of such unique villages was in Southeast Lithuania since the middle of the 19th century. It is Degsnės village, which authentic buildings are...
Market square in Valkininkai
WORTH VISITING: When You visit Valkininkai, it is impossible to miss a huge market square in the middle of the town (Vilnius str. 41). The history of this market square is tightly connected to the history of Valkininkai Jewish community...