Lithuania

Leading rabbi to instruct ultra-Orthodox faction to exit Netanyahu's coalition

Haredi leader hints at coalition exit over IDF draft bill delays, potentially collapsing the government.

 Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, pictured in 2014.
 YONA BARTAL with Rabbi Uri Maklev.

Grapevine March 14, 2025: Anniversaries galore

 Podcast co-host David Zev 'Shaggy' Harris at Warner Brothers World on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

The Travel Podcast 's 100 Glorious Episodes

 Vilnius, Lithuania

Direct flights to the Israeli-friendly destination: Prices and full details


Starting at $245: Israir adds three new destinations for summer

Starting this coming April, Israir will add three new destinations to its flight schedule: Vilnius, Debrecen, and Basel (in June). Prices start at $245 for flights to Vilnius.

 A new summer destination for Israir - Vilnius, Lithuania

Israir airline launches flights to Vilnius, Debrecen, and Basel starting at $245

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

An Israir flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024

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."

 Social Democrats leader Vilija Blinkeviciute and a member Gintautas Paluckas attend a press conference after party winning at the general election in Vilnius, Lithuania October 28, 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.

 Vilnius, Lithuania

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.

 Lithuania's former Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius arrives for a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yoshiko Noda at the latter's official residence in Tokyo February 20, 2012.

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.

 Vilnius center view. Europa tower, Municipality, Swedbank buildings, hotel Lietuva are in the center of photograph. The church of St.Philip and St. Jacob is in the right. National Library is in the left. Viktoria,MG Baltic,Buisness triangle, Ukio bank buildings are in the bottom right-hand corner.

‘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.

 FOUR GENERATIONS of the Engles family attend Eva and David Engles’ 50th wedding anniversary celebration, in Jerusalem, 2021.

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.

 Dr. Jon Seligman of the Israel Antiquities Authority on the colourful floor of the main prayer hall of the Great Synagogue of Vilna.

Grapevine March 14, 2024: All at sea

Movers and shakers of Israeli society.

 RA'ANANA MAYOR Chaim Broyde with Mindy Ajzner.

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.

 People demonstrate on the day of a vote on the motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, February 21, 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.

 LITHUANIA’S PRESIDENTIAL palace in the foreground, as seen from the tower of Vilnius University.