Why preserving the Šnipiškės Jewish cemetery is so important
About 1,750 miles North-northeast of Jerusalem as the crow flies, lies a city Vilnius. Today it is the capital of Lithuania. This was...
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What the court decision really means
VILNIUS - On May 10, 2021, the Vilnius District Court in Lithuania rejected a claim by over 160 plaintiffs to prevent the development of...
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Lithuanian Court Dismisses Request by Descendants to Prevent Cemetery Desecration
VILNIUS, May 11, – The District Court of Vilnius City on Monday dismissed a preventive claim filed by several dozens of persons of...
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12 Facts about Šnipiškės Jewish Cemetery
The Lithuanian Jewish community is opposed to the Turto bankas conference center development.
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Evidence Shows Skeletal Remains Lie Below Sports Palace
On 19th April 2021, a hearing was conducted at the Vilnius District Court. Due to the COVID19 pandemic no participants or observers were...
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Šnipiškės Fact Checker
Common Falsehoods and Misconceptions about the planned Turto Bankas Conference Center Turto bankas is a Lithuanian state-owned bank....
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U.S. Congress Eyes Cemetery Desecration and Antisemitism in Lithuania
As the controversy rages on over the proposed building of a conference center that would desecrate the Jewish Shnipishok cemetery in...
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Lithuanian Court denies Jewish descendents postponement
A Lithuanian court judge has denied the 170 plus Jewish plaintiffs a request to delay a hearing in Vilnius scheduled for Monday 19 April...
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Israel's Knesset Voices Opposition to Desecration of Jewish Cemetery
Israel’s MKs express strong views on Antisemitism and on protecting the Shnipishok cemetery in Lithuanian from desecration.
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White House press secretary expresses concern about desecration of Jewish Cemetery in Vilnius
Kayleigh McEnany expressed concern about proposed development of conference center on a Jewish cemetery.
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Expert witnesses certify Sports Palace located in heart of Jewish cemetery
"The heart of the cemetery was and still is, the Sports Palace, standing to this day, is in the center of the Old Jewish Cemetery."
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