Lithuanian Jewish Community

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The Lithuanian Jewish Community (LJC) is an organization in Lithuania uniting Lithuanian Jews. [1] Its registered office is in Vilnius; as an umbrella organisation, it unites 27 different Jewish organizations. [2]

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History

On August 25, 1988, it was officially decided to establish the 'Lithuanian Jewish Cultural Society'. [3]

In March 1989, the founding meeting of the society took place. [4] [5] [6]

On November 17, 1991, the founding conference of the Lithuanian Jewish Community took place in Vilnius, where a resolution was adopted to re-establish the Lithuanian Jewish Cultural Society with the name Lithuanian Jewish Community. [7]

In 2012, it was proposed that certain monies anticipated through the 'Good Will' scheme as Holocaust compensation in Lithuania might be used to fund Lithuanian Jewish Community projects. [8] [9]

In 2019, following security guarantees, the Lithuanian Jewish Community welcomed the reopening of the synagogue and their headquarters. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Community in Lithuania". World Jewish Congress. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Lithuania". European Jewish Congress. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Schrader, Esther. "Vilnius: An Exodus From the Rebirth : Lithuania: Despite a tiny flowering of Judaic culture from the rubble of Soviet repression, Jews make plans to emigrate to Israel while they can". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "26 YESHIVA Vaisių g. THE LITVAK LANDSCAP - Kaunas" (PDF). www.visit.kaunas.lt.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Vilnius Private Jewish Heritage Walking Tour". Nordic Experience. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Rejoining the Chapters Of Yiddish Life's Story (Published 1989)". www.nytimes.com. 30 August 1989. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Jelena Subotić (2019). Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance after Communism. Ithaca, NY & London: Cornell University Press. pp. 167–174. ISBN   9781501742408.
  8. ↑ "COMPENSATIONS TO JEWISH SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST AND THE SOVIET TERROR IN LITHUANIA WILL BE PAID OUT BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR | Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Kingdom". uk.mfa.lt. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Lithuania". United States Department of State. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Lithuanian synagogue reopens after government vows to guarantee security". The Times of Israel. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  11. ↑ Zuroff, Efraim. "The Blogs: Lithuanian Jews are still avoiding their country's Holocaust distortion". blogs.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "WJC and Lithuanian Jewish community mark 75 years since liquidation of Vilnius Ghetto: "We must continue to strengthen Jewish life in Lithuania"". World Jewish Congress. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
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