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...
Telšiai yeshiva
WORTH VISITING: We can name Telšiai town not only Lithuanian but also an Eastern European religious Jewish education center at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century because of the impressive academic level in...
Historical Jewish quarter in Telšiai
WORTH VISITING: Telšiai Jewish community may be considered as a cradle of Jewish religious and academic thought in Northern Lithuania, which even competed with Vilnius and Panevėžys Jewish communities. After the Second World War, almost all the town's Jewish community...
Wooden beit midrash in Telšiai
WORTH VISITING: Wooden beit midrash in Telšiai can be a real treasure for those, who search for not traditional historical paths. When everyone is going to the popular yeshiva building in Telšiai, those who cherish their historical imagination take a...