Photo: Synagogue in Žiežmariai, by Andrejus Tomenko. An international agreement is already bearing fruit: the United States Commission for the Preservation of American Heritage Abroad has collected $10,000, the first tranche to be used for restoration of the second floor,…
First Religious Ceremony at Žiežmariai Synagogue since World War II
For the first time since World War II the wooden synagogue in Žiežmariai has hosted a bat mitzvah ceremony. Aleksandra and Viljamas Žitkauskas’s daughter Ariana read from the Torah in the ceremony conducted by Rabbi Nathan Alfred and cantor Alan…
Agreement to Restore Women’s Gallery at Žiežmariai Wooden Synagogue.
Lithuanian Jewish Community chairwoman Faina Kukliansky and U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad chairwoman Star Jones have signed an agreement for the restoration of the women’s gallery at the recently restored Žiežmariai wooden synagogue. The Commission pledged…
Tour of Žiežmariai Wooden Synagogue and Wanderings of Moses Exhibit
The Vilnius Jerusalem of Lithuania Jewish Community is sponsoring a free tour of the wooden synagogue in Žiežmariai and the exhibit of works of art by Daumantas Todesas currently being held there. Daumantas Todesas himself will lead the tour. Transportation…
Synagogue in Žiežmariai Opens Doors
The Lithuanian Jewish Community and the Kaišiadorys city municipality invite the public to visit the restored synagogue in Žiežmariai, Lithuania, September 17. As part of the European Days of Jewish Culture, the LJC is sponsoring the event in Žiežmariai to…
LJC Chairwoman Faina Kukliansky Part of Žiežmariai Synagogue Supervisory Assessment Commission
Lithuanian Jewish Community chairwoman Faina Kukliansky has participated in the commission for the final supervisory assessment of work done to restore the synagogue in Žiežmariai, Lithuania. Work on the ground floor is now complete. Work on the building is drawing…
Newly Renovated Synagogue in Žiežmariai to Host Cultural Events
The renovated synagogue in Žiežmariai will become a new cultural center. The first synagogue in appeared sometime between 1690 and 1696. In the 19th century there three synagogues. Not surprising, since the majority of the population were Jewish. This synagogue…
Jewish Scouts Hike to Synagogue in Žiežmariai
The Lithuanian Jewish Community invited Jewish scouts for a winter hike on February 17. The delegation left by train for Žasliai where they were welcomed by the town alderman and local students. The scouts presented the community and the school…
Žiežmariai Synagogue One of a Handful of Surviving Wooden Synagogues in Europe
LRT TV News Service LRT.lt When Lithuania joined the European Route of Jewish Cultural Heritage, the synagogue in Žiežmariai was chosen as the symbolic first site. The wooden house of prayer is a rare surviving example of wooden synagogues in…
AJC Delegation Tours Žiežmarai Wooden Synagogue
LJC chairwoman Fainia Kukliansky and Kaišiadorys mayor Tomkus, Žiežmarai, April, 2017 The ruined wooden synagogue in Žiežmarai, Lithuania, is being reborn for a new life. During the Holocaust it was used as a concentration point for imprisoning Jews awaiting execution.…
Start-Work Ceremony at Wooden Synagogue in Žiežmariai
The Lithuanian Jewish Community’s heritage protection expert Martynas Užpelkis travelled to attend a ceremony in Žiežmariai, Lithuania to mark the beginning of work to renovate the unique wooden synagogue there, one of only a handful of wooden synagogues still standing…
Work to Renovate Žiežmariai Wooden Synagogue Begins
A ceremony was held at the unique wooden synagogue in Žiežmariai, Lithuania on May 19, 2016, to mark a new stage in its life: its resurrection. The ceremony marked the beginning of work by the Kaišiadorys Regional Administration and Lithuania’s…
Events for European Jewish Culture Days in Žiežmariai, Lithuania
Dear readers, You are coridally invited to attend the events of European Jewish Culture Days in Žiežmariai (Zhezhmer), Lithuania on September 6. The Jewish Heritage of Žiežmariai: A Bridge from the Past to the Future September 6, 2015, Žiežmariai, Kaišiadorys…
Call for Volunteers to Clean Up Jewish Cemetery in Žiežmariai
The mayor and active citizens of the region of Kaišiadorys (Koshedar) are calling for more people to volunteer their time and labor to clean up the old Jewish cemetery in Žiežmariai (Zhezhmer) on Friday, August 21. Lithuanian Jewish Community chairwoman…
City of Kaišiadorys Adopts Žiežmariai Synagogue
At a meeting Thursday, July 30 of the Kaišiadorys City Council with mayor Vytenis Tomkus and Lithuanian Jewish Community chairperson Faina Kukliansky as well as the LJC’s heritage protection expert Martynas Užpelkis attending, the council considered what to do about…
Žiežmariai Synagogue: A Holocaust Site as Well as an Important Architectural Monument
The city council and mayor of Kaišiadorys, Vytenis Tomkus, are scheduled to meet with Lithuanian Jewish Community chairperson Faina Kukliansky and the community’s heritage protection specialist Martynas Užpelkis July 30 to discuss the conservation and exploitation of the Žiežmariai (Zhezhmer…
Jewish Scouts Hike to Synagogue in Žiežmariai
https://www.lzb.lt/en/2019/02/19/jewish-scouts-hike-to-synagogue-in-ziezmariai/
Wanderings of Moses: An Exhibit of Works by Daumantas Lovas Todesas
An exhibit of works by Daumantas Lovas Todesas called “The Wanderings of Moses” opened at the Žiežmariai synagogue located at Vilniaus street no. 6 in Žiežmariai on May 23. The exhibit will run till June 9. Visitors can visit from…
Events Program for the Fifth World Litvak Congress in Vilnius
The following is the program of events for the Fifth World Litvak Congress to be held in Vilnius from May 23 to May 26, 2022. A PDF file of the program can be downloaded here. §§§ Events Program for the…
Concerts Celebrate Litvak and Israeli Composers
Vilnius’s St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra has concerts scheduled for September 16 at St. Kortyna’s Church in Vilnius, September 17 at the renovated synagogue in Žiežmariai and September 18 at the Red Synagogue in Joniškis to showcase the music of Litvak…