Historical Rumšiškės
WORTH VISITING: Nowadays Rumšiškės is mostly known for the open-air ethnographic museum. However, the town itself has an interesting history that dates way before the establishment of the museum, and the Jews played a vital role in this town’s history....
Historical Jewish quarter in Jieznas
WORTH VISITING: Even today, some older Litvaks, when they are surprised, use the expression “Yezne un Stoklishok!”, which by its meaning is similar to “Jesus Christ”. We invite you to visit Jieznas and try to find what surprised the local...
Historical Jewish quarter in Stakliškės
WORTH VISITING: Stakliškės is one of the shtetls, where buildings clearly tell us about the town’s Jewish past. If you want to see unique and beautiful landscapes, and learn about the Litvak culture and past, while traveling to Stakliškės we...
Historical Jewish quarter in Balbieriškis
WORTH VISITING: If you want to escape from traditional Jewish routes and discover the alternative side of Litvak heritage - Balbieriškis is an excellent choice. It might be that you will be the lone tourist in this small town, and...
Historical Jewish quarter in Molėtai
WORTH VISITING: The Molėtai Jewish community was one of the biggest in the territory of current-day Lithuania. However, Molėtai was known not for the beauty of its synagogues, but for its influence on the local economy and culture, which is...
House of Icikas Charifas in Molėtai
WORTH VISITING: House of Icikas Charifas once was a place where people met and shared their life stories with their friends. At first, there was a restaurant and later this building housed the first cinema in the town. Filter byAll...
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...
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 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 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...