A few days ago, I had one of those family roots tour days when we did not find an old family house, a gravestone or any other direct trace of the family. And still, at the end of the day, it felt that we had brought two people back home. Fania was born in KamajaiContinueContinue reading “127 years later: back to their shtetls”
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Shtetl of the Week: Anykščiai
This week we turn our attention to Anykščiai, a small town in northeastern Lithuania where traces of Jewish life can be felt at every step. Known in Yiddish as Aniksht, it was a place where the Jewish community played an essential part in local trade, crafts, and everyday life for a few centuries. Jews settledContinueContinue reading “Shtetl of the Week: Anykščiai”
ANYKŠČIAI || ANIKSHT
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”
Žydai Anykščius stebino pirmąja degaline ir vieninteliu autobusu
Anykščiuose lankėmės visi ir užsimerkę galėtume išpyškinti mažiausiai penkias, o gal ir visas dešimt populiarių turistinių vietų mieste ar aplink jį. Iš tiesų, Anykščiuose yra ką veikti ir ieškančiam kultūros, ir pramogų, ir gamtos, ir sveikatos paslaugų, o infrastruktūra nenusileidžia žymiausiems Lietuvos kurortams. O aš, be abejo, norėčiau papasakoti, ką galima atrasti besidomintiems žydiškuoju paveldu.ContinueContinue reading “Žydai Anykščius stebino pirmąja degaline ir vieninteliu autobusu”
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