Judaism
From San Diego to Vilnius: all Jew you need for a library in Lithuania
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
judaism, jewish, lithuania, vilnius, society, multikulti on the ground, culture
Hannukah fun-ukah
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'
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'
judaism, lithuania, university, facebook, lifestyle, blogs, vilnius
Leo Baeck summer university: ‘Berlin, so similar to Tel Aviv, my home town’
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
judaism, berlin, religion, histoire, minority, history, culture
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