Historical Jewish quarter of Salantai
WORTH VISITING: Salantai is widely known as the birthplace of one of the most famous Litvak Rabbis - Israel Salanter, the founder of the Musar movement. BRIEF HISTORY: In the 19th century, the active Jewish community of Salantai had a...
Vilijampolė (Slobodka) yeshiva in Kaunas
WORTH VISITING: In the 19th century, Slobodka or Vilijampolė yeshiva was one of the biggest and most famous yeshivas both in Lita and in all Europe. The number of its students clearly exceeded the number of students in other yeshivas...
Užupis Synagogue
WORTH VISITING: Today Užupis district in Vilnius attracts locals and tourists with its free artsy spirit. Paradoxically, in the middle of the 19th century, it was a place, where one of the most disciplined Jewish religious movements - the Musar...