Vilnius Municipal Council last week deemed the kindergarten built on top of the remains of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius unnecessary and agreed to its demolition.
Great Synagogue of Vilnius
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Archeologists have found the bases of two columns of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius, Vilnius Municipality announced on Friday.
The City of Vilnius has rented special premises at the site of the complex of the Great Synagogue on the Vokiečių Street to host creative tenants, who will, in their turn, organise various artistic workshops, exhibitions, educational, innovative and artistic projects, teach crafts, there will be edu...
Archeologists have found one of the most important parts of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius, the bimah – a raised central platform for Torah readings, the Jewish Community of Lithuania said on Thursday.
Archeologist have found one of the most important parts of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius, the bimah – a raised central platform for Torah readings, the Jewish Community of Lithuania said on Thursday.
An archeologist from Israel will on Wednesday present the latest findings in the territory of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius.
A team of archeologists returning to research the complex of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius for a third year hope to find its most important and most sacred place – a platform with columns where the Torah was read.
Vilnius which is changing every day makes every effort to preserve values of cultural heritage – archaeological explorations of the complex of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius (at Vokiečių g. 13A) started on 12 July, and on 2 - 6 September, creative workshops for preserving its heritage will be held. ...
Vilnius authorities are considering giving a Soviet-era school building in central Vilnius, built where the Great Synagogue of Vilna used to be, to artists and later demolish the building.
A group of scientists headed by archeology professor Richard Freund from the US Hartford University is launching research in Kaunas, Lithuania, to specify the locations of Jewish mass graves.
The Great Synagogue of Vilnius that was razed to the ground during the Soviet rule should be rebuilt at least in part, however, the idea cannot be implemented in the nearest decade, says Remigijus Šimašius, mayor of the Lithuanian capital.
