Jews in Anykščiai surprised locals with the town’s first gas station and its only bus Anyone who has visited Anykščiai can easily list at least five, or even all ten, of its most popular sights. The town truly offers plenty to do: culture, entertainment, nature, and wellness services, all supported by an infrastructure comparable toContinueContinue reading “ANYKŠČIAI || ANIKSHT”
Category Archives: Sinagogos
Shtetl of the Week: Seda
This week we travel to Seda, a small Žemaitija town. Seda’s synagogue (credit: Yad Vashem, photo from FB page Lietuva senose fotografijose) Its’ history reaches back to the early 1500s, and perhaps even earlier. Once an important border trade center with Livonia, it grew around a manor, a parish founded in 1508, and a busyContinueContinue reading “Shtetl of the Week: Seda”
Rabbi Yisrael Salanter: Father of the Musar Movement
“Rev Salanter, I can only spare one half-hour to devote to learning. For which subject should I best utilise this precious time?””Well, in this case”, responded the Rabbi, “devote it whole to the study of Musar. For, when you study that subject carefully and diligently, you will inevitably discover that you can find another halfContinueContinue reading “Rabbi Yisrael Salanter: Father of the Musar Movement”
Kurkle
This May I have visited the restored former synagogue in Kurkliai.The Kurkle synagogue, built in 1936, is located in a beautiful place near the Dubele stream. The seemingly modest wooden prayer house was visible from afar: the turret on the roof, interesting doors and unusual almost stained-glass windows caught the eye.Kurkle Jews gathered here notContinueContinue reading “Kurkle”
Apie Kurklių sinagogą
Aplankiau atrestauruotą buvusią sinagogą Kurkliuose. 1936 m. statybos Kurklių žydų maldos namai įsikūrę gražioje vietoje šalia Dubelės upelio. Iš pažiūros kukli medinė sinagoga buvo matoma iš toliau: bokštelis ant stogo, įdomios durys ir neįprasti beveik vitražiniai langai patraukdavo akį. Šiuose maldos namuose žydai ne tik melsdavosi, bet ir rinkdavosi aptarti bendruomenės reikalų. Po karo sinagogaContinueContinue reading “Apie Kurklių sinagogą”
Litvak Shtetls 