"The Forbidden Daughter" by Zipora Klein Jakob is a fictionalized Holocaust biography that delves into the multi-generational impact of trauma and loss, rather than focusing solely on the Holocaust itself.

The article highlights the rich Jewish heritage and history present in Lithuania, particularly in Vilnius and Kaunas.

Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, known for saving thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, is facing criticism from an Israeli professor who argues that Sugihara's recognition was orchestrated by Yad Vashem and the Israeli government to please Japan.

Latvia and Lithuania have enacted laws that allow Holocaust survivors and their descendants to apply for restitution of stolen property.

"The Girl of the Comet" is a short story that revolves around a man who has returned to his small town in Lithuania after living in America.

Researchers and Sugihara's own grandson have challenged the story of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who issued visas to thousands of Jewish refugees fleeing Europe during World War II.

During World War II, the Mir Yeshiva students and their teachers were forced to flee Nazi-occupied Poland and Lithuania.

The author recounts the story of her father, Shlomo Leib, who as a child in Motole, Lithuania, was told that when the Messiah comes, there will be a bridge made of paper for all Jews to go to Eretz Yisrael.

This article discusses the story of Chiune Sempo Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania during WWII who saved the lives of over 4,000 Jewish refugees by issuing transit visas to Japan.

Chaim Grade was a prominent Yiddish writer born in Vilna, Lithuania, in 1910.

Chaim Grade's novel, "The Agunah," tells the story of a woman named Merl living in Vilna, Lithuania in the 1920s.

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, a Jewish woman with a background in energy engineering and physics, made history by being elected as the mayor of Mexico City in July 2018 with up to 55 percent of the vote.

Alyza D. Lewin shares the story of how her grandmother, Peppy Sternheim Lewin, played a crucial role in rescuing 6,000 Jews from the Nazis during World War II.

Actress Maya Rudolph will be featured in a PBS documentary tracing the ancestry of pop culture personalities, focusing on her African American roots and Jewish heritage dating back to Europe in 1773.