The buildings in the Jewish Quarter in Vilnius housed many shops and stores, and many poor Jews lived there. These were probably the most densely populated premises in Vilnius […]
Jewish Quarter (II)
Mark Antokolski House in Vilnius
In this house in Antokolski Str. No. 4 the famous 19th-century Jewish sculptor, Mark Antokolski, lived in 1843-1862 […]
The Jewish Street and Gaon Street in the Old Town of Vilnius
The Jewish St. and Gaon St. were all the time the center and axis of the Jewish Quarter in Vilnius’ Old Town […]
New Trakai – Guided Sightseeing Tours
Vilnius – Guided Sightseeing Tours
The Large Vilnius Jewish Ghetto
The Jewish community of Vilnius was tragically exterminated during WWII – nearly 60.000 people […]
Jewish Quarter (II)
A Jewish Quarter (known as a ghetto in West Europe) was formed in the Middle Ages in Vilnius in the area bordered Dominikonų, Vokiečių and Stiklų Streets in today’s Old Town […]
Vilnius Christmas Tree
Monument to Chiune Sugihara in Vilnius
A Japanese Chiune Sugihara saved more than 6.000 Jews from the holocaust at the beginning of WWII […]
