Lithuanian Jewish Community
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] The Jewish Community of Lithuania is the Lithuanian affiliate of the World Jewish Congress.[3]
History
On August 25, 1988, it was officially decided to establish the 'Lithuanian Jewish Cultural Society'.[4]
In March 1989, the founding meeting of the society took place.[5][6][7] Simon Alperovitch was appointed as executive director.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10][11]
In 2019, threats received by phone and letter resulted in the closure of the LJC headquarters and the Choral Synagogue in Vilnius.[12] However, a few days later, following security guarantees, the LJC welcomed the reopening of both the synagogue and their headquarters.[13]
Leadership
- Michail Segal - Executive[1]
- Faina Kukliansky - Chairperson[14] ('President' by some sources)[1][15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Community in Lithuania". World Jewish Congress. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "Lithuania". European Jewish Congress. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "Community in Lithuania". World Jewish Congress. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "26 YESHIVA Vaisių g. THE LITVAK LANDSCAP - Kaunas" (PDF). www.visit.kaunas.lt.[dead link]
- ↑ "Vilnius Private Jewish Heritage Walking Tour". Nordic Experience. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "Rejoining the Chapters Of Yiddish Life's Story (Published 1989)". www.nytimes.com. 30 August 1989. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "World Jewish Congress mourns passing of Lithuanian Jewish community leader Simon Alperovitch". World Jewish Congress. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ Jelena Subotić (2019). Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance after Communism. Ithaca, NY & London: Cornell University Press. pp. 167–174. ISBN 9781501742408. Search this book on
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Lithuania". United States Department of State. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "Lithuanian Jews indefinitely shut community center, lone synagogue after threats". The Times of Israel. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2026 – via www.google.com.
- ↑ "Lithuanian synagogue reopens after government vows to guarantee security". The Times of Israel. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ Zuroff, Efraim. "The Blogs: Lithuanian Jews are still avoiding their country's Holocaust distortion". blogs.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Website of the Lithuanian Jewish Community, www.lzb.lt
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