(JTA) — Archaeologists have unearthed parts of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius, a 17th-century building, that were presumed to have been destroyed by the Nazis and Soviets. One of the main ...

In Lithuania’s capital city of Vilnius, the remains of a once-great synagogue sat crumbled under a Soviet-era school. Now, decades after the center for Jewish life in the country was looted ...

In 1910, the city had over 100 synagogues, along with Jewish schools, publications, and charitable and political organizations. “The Jewish community is an integral part of Vilnius’ past and ...

During that time, 95% of Lithuania’s Jews were murdered, including 70,000 Jews from the Vilnius ghetto, who were executed and ...