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Tag: Lithuanian Jews

0 Communities History

Persia’s Plight; Lithuania’s Light

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 18 Feb

In 1871, a severe famine struck Persia, disproportionately affecting its Jewish population due to governmental neglect.

0 Culture Television/Film

Is Seth Meyers Jewish? His wife, kids and jokes are.

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 29 Oct 2024

Seth Meyers delves into his connection to Judaism in his new comedy special, 'Dad Man Walking,' aired on Max.

0 Holocaust History

Eighty-Five Years in the Making

Sharona in Mishpacha · 14 May 2024

Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat, defied orders from Tokyo in 1940 by issuing over 2,000 visas to Lithuanian Jews fleeing the Nazis, including the writer's family.

0 Antisemitism Literature

What’s it like being an Irish Jew?

Jewish Chronicle · 7 May 2024

"Winter Sun" by Miki Lentin delves into the complex identity of being both Irish and Jewish, inspired by the author's father, Louis Lentin, who grappled with this dual heritage throughout his life in Dublin.

0 Holocaust History

Vilnius is celebrating its 700th anniversary. Lithuanian Jews are commemorating a darker one.

Emily Tamkin in Forward · 24 Sep 2023

Vilnius is celebrating its 700th anniversary, acknowledging its rich Jewish history as a former cultural powerhouse known as the Jerusalem of the North, with half the city being Jewish in the early 19th century.

0 Literature History

Yiddish poet Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim has died at 98

שׂרה־רחל שעכטער in Forward · 23 Mar 2023

Renowned Yiddish poet Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim, an influential figure in Jewish literature, passed away at the age of 98.