The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/lithuania/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Lithuania | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/lithuania/ 32 32 Israeli kickboxer beats anti-Israel Turkish foe https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-kickboxer-beats-anti-israel-turkish-foe/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:23:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3759759 Ahavat Hashem Gordon wins technical knockout against Ali Koyuncu, who had baited him with anti-Israel posts ahead of fight; remains undefeated in professional career

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]]> Lithuanian party whose leader convicted of anti-Jewish hatred to stay in coalition https://www.timesofisrael.com/lithuanian-party-whose-leader-convicted-of-anti-jewish-hatred-to-stay-in-coalition/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:59:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3708297 Ruling party says it will wait until appeal to decide future of populist Nemunas Dawn, whose head was found guilty last week of incitement against Jews, Holocaust revisionism

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]]> Lithuanian court convicts leader of coalition party of inciting hatred against Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/lithuanian-court-convicts-leader-of-coalition-party-of-inciting-hatred-against-jews/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:05:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3704553 Judge fines Remigijus Žemaitaitis 5,000 euros, says populist party chief downplayed the Holocaust, used language that 'violated human dignity and demonstrated hatred' toward Jews

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]]> International tennis games to return to Israel in February for 1st time since Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/international-tennis-games-to-return-to-israel-in-february-for-1st-time-since-oct-7/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:36:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3689697 Israel Tennis Association lauds 'historic' unanimous decision by sport's governing body to let national team host Lithuania in Davis Cup playoffs following Gaza ceasefire

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]]> Lithuania goes back on pledge to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site https://www.timesofisrael.com/lithuania-goes-back-on-pledge-to-convert-sports-complex-into-jewish-heritage-site/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:05:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3610526 Soviet 'Sports Palace' built on the site of a historic Jewish cemetery will become a convention center, in decision Jewish group says 'casts a shadow' on Holocaust remembrance efforts

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]]> Lithuanian party whose leader is on trial for antisemitism joins government https://www.timesofisrael.com/lithuanian-party-whose-leader-is-on-trial-for-antisemitism-joins-government/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 08:45:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3416067 Nemunas Dawn head Remigijus Zemaitaitis resigned from parliament over accusations of stirring up hatred against Jews; US, German officials pan party's inclusion in coalition

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]]> New research uncovers how Lithuania’s largest Holocaust massacre was mostly forgotten https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-research-uncovers-how-lithuanias-largest-holocaust-massacre-was-mostly-forgotten/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 06:30:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3365593 Chris Heath's 'No Road Leading Back' pieces together the Ponar massacre in detective-like fashion, including a daring escape of 40 prisoners through a secret tunnel in 1944

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]]> Now online, diary of teen shot by Nazis tells of desperation, fear, hope in Vilna Ghetto https://www.timesofisrael.com/now-online-diary-of-teen-shot-by-nazis-tells-of-desperation-fear-hope-in-vilna-ghetto/ Sat, 20 Jul 2024 04:55:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3335138 In its second web-based exhibition, YIVO makes available the lucid observations of Yitskhok Rudashevski, a 15-year-old made wise beyond his years by a life of oppression

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]]> Holocaust traumas, modern failings echo at rallies for hostages, against government https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-traumas-modern-failings-echo-at-rallies-for-hostages-against-government/ Sun, 28 Jan 2024 02:31:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3210865 As world marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, stories of survivors and rescuers take center stage at weekly gathering; six arrested as anti-Netanyahu protesters attempt to block roads

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]]> As Vilnius celebrates its 700th anniversary, Lithuanian Jews commemorate a darker one https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-vilnius-celebrates-its-700th-anniversary-lithuanian-jews-commemorate-a-darker-one/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:16:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3108269 A thriving Jewish center for hundreds of years, the city saw its Jews decimated by the Nazis and local collaborators, a history not all Lithuanians are willing to confront

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]]> Lithuania president honors those who saved Jewish artifacts during and post-Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/lithuania-president-honors-those-who-saved-jewish-artifacts-during-and-post-holocaust/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:28:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3101964 Gitanas Nausėda as guest of honor at small New York ceremony: 'These acts [of rescue] are without any doubt unique examples of universal human principles to fight the evil'

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]]> In Tel Aviv, Lithuanian PM extols Israel alliance but sidesteps Nazi collaboration https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-tel-aviv-lithuanian-pm-extolls-israel-alliance-but-sidesteps-nazi-collaboration/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 03:37:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3031969 Holocaust expert calls Ingrida Šimonytė's speech at AJC confab 'pathetic' for ignoring country's role murdering Jews; Vilnius urges Israel to help Ukraine fend off Iranian drones

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]]> Lithuanian lawmaker in hot water after quoting song urging kids to kill Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/lithuanian-lawmaker-in-hot-water-after-quoting-song-urging-kids-to-kill-jew/ Fri, 12 May 2023 11:31:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3013817 Reacting to Israel's razing of a Palestinian school, right-wing politician says local and Israeli Jews are to blame for antisemitism

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]]> Lithuanian FM: Europe watching Israel’s judicial overhaul with growing concern https://www.timesofisrael.com/lithuanian-fm-europe-watching-israels-judicial-overhaul-with-growing-concern/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:21:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2965676&preview=true&preview_id=2965676 Concluding visit, Gabrielius Landsbergis also says a consensus is building to designate Iran's IRGC as a terror group amid its cooperation with Russia in Ukraine

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]]> Grigory Kanovich, award-winning author who chronicled Lithuanian Jewry, dies at 93 https://www.timesofisrael.com/grigory-kanovich-award-winning-author-who-chronicled-lithuanian-jewry-dies-at-93/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 08:13:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2933373 Born in 1929 in the shtetl of Janova, an almost entirely Jewish village just north of Kaunas, the writer and his family escaped the Holocaust in Soviet-controlled Central Asia

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