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From San Diego to Vilnius: all Jew you need for a library in Lithuania

('SoniaZ',) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:41:33 -0000

There is nothing more multicultural in Lithuania right now than the new library which opened in the capital of this Baltic state on 16 December. The concept is simple: all books, films and music must be about either a Jewish subject, writer or artist

Hannukah fun-ukah

('English language version of cafebabel.com',) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:37:10 -0000

Christmas markets, singing angels, hectic shopping and chocolate Santas. Traditional jews don’t have any of that Christ-plus-hype. They celebrate Hannukah instead and down oil rather than sweets

Vilnius: 'Jerusalem of Lithuania'

('Daiva Repe\xc4\x8dkait\xc4\x97',) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:47:26 -0000

Tired after a busy day and prepared for a casual chat, I meet a summer school student, with whom I've arranged to do Hebrew language tandem. 'Do you mind keeping me company to go to the synagogue?' Apparently, the person is a second year convert-in-progress to Judaism. 'Umm, my skirt is kind of short for that...' Anecdote from cafebabel.com blog ‘Wonderland'

Leo Baeck summer university: ‘Berlin, so similar to Tel Aviv, my home town’

('Kate Stansfield',) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:00:00 -0000

At the crossroads of migratory flows and in a city so full of history, every year young people reflect on their Jewish identity since the European post-war period. Report