Posts Tagged: Old Šnipiškės Jewish Cemetery
Activist’s Petition Demanding Restoration of Historic Jewish Cemetery in Lithuania Gathering Pace
A petition opposing plans to build a state-of-the-art convention center on top of a 500-year-old Jewish cemetery in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius has garnered...
Leading US Rabbis Denounce Lithuanian Government’s ‘Contempt and Derision’ Over Jewish Heritage Coin
A Jewish heritage commemorative coin issued by the Lithuanian government to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of eastern Europe's greatest rabbis...
Lithuanian Human Rights Activists Launch Legal Challenge to Government Efforts to Build Convention Center Atop Historic Jewish Cemetery
A Lithuanian human rights organization on Monday filed a preventative claim with the district court in the country's capital, Vilnius, to block the government's plans to...
