Historical Jewish quarter in Darsūniškis
WORTH VISITING: Darsūniškis was never considered a classic shtetl, because its Jewish community was relatively a small one. For instance, during the interwar period, local Jews constituted only about 1/6 of the town`s population. Despite these numbers, active and innovative...
The place of the Great Vilna Synagogue
WORTH VISITING: Even though there were more than 100 Jewish prayer houses in Vilnius at the beginning of the 20th century, but only two of them were actually called synagogues. One of them was Taharat Ha-Kodesh synagogue on Pylimo street...
Historical Jewish quarter in Vilnius
WORTH VISITING: Few streets of the historical Jewish quarter in Vilnius Old town remained in an acceptable condition after the Second World War. If we are ready to listen, these streets now tell us the story of extraordinary Vilna Jews,...
Historical Jewish quarter in Širvintos
WORTH VISITING: A small town of Širvintos is an ideal one-day escape from city lights and noises. The explorers of the town can find small signs from the past, which reminds about different communities that once lived under the same...
Pohulanka in Vilnius
WORTH VISITING: In the second half of the 19th-century Jewish community in Vilnius started to change and divide based on their lifestyle. Jews, who still led traditional life closely linked to religion, tend to stay in historical Jewish quarters in...
The Jewish street in Vilnius
WORTH VISITING: The main street of the Jewish quarter in Vilnius - Jewish street - has been fiercely destroyed during the Second World War. However, some historical elements of this street remained intact after the war to remind us about...