Vilna gaon
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Vilna Gaon's Tanach binding discovered in Jerusalem
The binding shall be put up for public auction next week in Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem.
Israel-Lithuania relations and the year of the Vilna Gaon - opinion
The Lithuanian Parliament dedicated 2020, the 300th anniversary of the Gaon’s birth, to commemorate this world famous sage, and the country's 700-year-old Jewish history.
Vilna Gaon 300th anniversary medal presented to President Reuven Rivlin
"We must all stand up to those who spread hatred because we know that it never ends just with words," said Rivlin.
Grapevine November 25, 2020: Family ties
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Israeli rabbinical court files injunction against Lithuania over cemetery
The Jewish cemetery is a cultural heritage site protected by the Lithuanian government, meaning that in order to build upon it they must first consider the implications.
The Gaon of Vilna - Who was this venerable Jewish sage born 300 years ago?
April 23, 2020, marked the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon.
The epidemic that brought Jews back to Jerusalem
Fleeing a Galilean plague, a handful of the Vilna Gaon’s students rewrote the holy city’s history
Lithuanian Jews spared by coronavirus celebrate the Vilna Gaon
During the pandemic, the community also marked two important events: the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon and the 75th anniversary since the end of the Second World War.
Destroyed Great Synagogue of Vilna recreated in 3D clips
The synagogue originally had five floors, two of which were underground, and could host up to 5,000 worshipers.
Lithuania to release Euro coin honoring the Vilna Gaon
According to the website of the Bank of Lithuania, the commemorative 10-Euro coin will be released in the second quarter of 2020.
Archaeologists find inscriptions in destroyed Vilna synagogue - watch
In addition, during the excavation a prayer book survived the Holocaust, hundreds of coins from the 16th to 20th centuries and buttons of Napoleon's army, which passed through Vilna.
