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Vilnius' Goan Jewish State Museum, housed in a former Jewish grammar school, was officially opened in late January with the purpose of exploring everyday life of the Lithuanian Litvaks. Lenz, ...
News Lithuania » Vilnius County » Culture: Once a beacon of the Yiddish speaking world, Lithuania's Jews work to keep it alive
VILNIUS, Lithuania (RNS) — If one city could be said to be the home of Yiddish, the traditional language of Ashkenazi Jewry, it would not be New York or Jerusalem, in many minds, but Vilnius, the ...
News Lithuania » Vilnius County » Culture: Vilnius Attracts Crowds with Unique Pink Soup Festival
Vilnius Pink Soup Fest celebrated Lithuania’s traditional beet soup, drawing over 100,000 participants. Hosted in the capital, the event involved coordinated global culinary gatherings and vibrant ...
News Lithuania » Vilnius County » Culture: Exploring Vilnius, the green-minded Lithuanian capital with endless festivals, vibrant history and a whole lot of pink soup
To get a sense of Vilnius, first head to its Old Town, a Unesco World Heritage Site. You will move through “cobbled alleyways” and pass a “harmonious succession of buildings” in different styles, ...
News Lithuania » Vilnius County » Culture: Star quality: a foodie guide to Vilnius
Lithuania has joined Estonia and Latvia to complete the Michelin guide's trilogy of Baltic countries. And it's Vilnius, Lithuania's vibrant capital, that scooped all four of the new one-star accolades ...
News Lithuania » Vilnius County » Culture: 4 best places to eat and drink in Vilnius, Lithuania
In the east of Vilnius’s beautiful, baroque Old Town, an iron bridge over the Vilnia river marks the border with Užipis. This once down-at-heel district turned artist enclave declared itself an ...