Lithuanian, Jewish leaders mark 80th year since liquidation of Vilnius Ghetto

Official ceremonies on Sept. 21 commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilnius Ghetto in Lithuania during World War II, part of the National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews. Read more

Netanyahu in Vilnius

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have visited the Choral Synagogue and the National Library of Lithuania in Vilnius. Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu and Sara attend Ponary memorial ceremony in Vilnius

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have participated in a memorial ceremony at the Ponary memorial in remembrance of the 70,000 Vilnius Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Read more