Historical Jewish quarter in Plungė
WORTH VISITING: The history of Jews’ in Plungė began similarly as in most Lithuanian shtetls. At the beginning of the 18th century, the majority of Jews who settled in this town were small merchants and craftsmen, however, during the interwar...
Former Jewish Gymnasium and the Yehuda Leib Peretz Library in Plungė
WORTH VISITING: This building is unique in a certain way as it connects two historical memories. It is said that this building was a gift from Lithuanian noble Mykolas Oginskis to the Plungė Jewish community so that the community could...
Memorial of the Holocaust Victims in Kaušėnai
WORTH VISITING: The Memorial of the Holocaust victims in Kaušėnai is dedicated to commemorate Plungė and nearby Jewish communities that were destroyed durring the World War 2. This place was selected because Kaušėnai village was the exact place where these...
Litvak Memorial Garden
WORTH VISITING: The Litvak Memorial Garden is a unique initiative, which combines the memory of different local Jewish communities and also can be considered as an artistic installation of Lithuanian Jewish historical memory. BRIEF HISTORY: In 2014, at the Žemaitija...
Memorial plaque to Borisas Efrosas
WORTH VISITING: On the last Sunday of each September, the medical community celebrates World Heart Day. This is the perfect day to visit Plungė and memorial plaque for doctor Borisas Efrosas on Vytautas street. Why? Because he was the first...