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An Israir flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25

Israir airline launches flights to Vilnius, Debrecen, and Basel

The cheapest plane ticket is to the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, at $245 per person.

By MEITAL SHARABI , WALLA! TOURISM
21/01/2025

Lithuania government to include party whose leader is on trial for antisemitism

Social Democrats said that despite claims that the Nemunas Dawn party is antisemitic, they "don't see it like that."

By REUTERS
09/11/2024

Fania Brantsovsky, last living Vilna ghetto partisan resistance fighter, dies at 102

Fania Brantsovsky, the last survivor of the Vilna ghetto and a Yiddish culture advocate, died at 102, mourning a rich Jewish past.

By DAVID I. KLEIN/JTA
24/09/2024

New EU defense chief to fight political battles with military edge

Andrius Kubilius has been tasked with proposing defense projects of "common European interest" to defend against attacks from the air and cyberspace.

By REUTERS
17/09/2024

New direct flights from Israel to Lithuania by Air Baltic, begin March 31

Air Baltic will launch a new direct flight route from Tel Aviv to Vilnius on March 31, with two weekly flights.

By ZIV REINSTEIN
04/09/2024

‘Megillat Ruth’: The diary of a young woman from Vilna

This extraordinary book affords readers the privilege of joining Ruth as she navigates her perilous path through the Holocaust.

Archeologists rediscover Vilna's lost Jewish heritage

Archaeologists uncover the Great Synagogue of Vilna's ornate floors and monumental pillars, revealing Lithuania's vibrant Jewish past.

Grapevine March 14, 2024: All at sea

Movers and shakers of Israeli society.

By ignoring radical Islamic ideology, 'we will pay for this mistake' Jewish Lithuanian MP says

Member of Parliament Emanuelis Zingeris speaks candidly about the evolution of the Islamic State group, the weakening of democracies, and the absence of student demonstrations.

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
12/03/2024

Vilnius marks 700 years, but Lithuanian Jews reflect on darker era

Vilnius 700 events are scheduled through the end of the year, ensuring that the tensions over history and memory in the city continue to simmer.

By EMILY TAMKIN/JTA
24/09/2023
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