We are coming to Stuttgart April 15
April 15 2026, Ruth and Michael Leiserowitz will give a lecture in Stuttgart. Entrance for freeIt will focus on the project of the association “Jews
Gargždai – Museum Project
60% of the population in the neighbouring town of Klaipeda/Memel was Jewish. Together with the Regional Museum of Gargzdai/Gorzd, we want to research and present this interesting history of the historic border town in Lithuania.
Schmalleningken article online
Ruth Leiserowitz’s article about Smalininkai (Schmalleningken) a small but fascinating border town at the southernmost tip of the Memel region has now been published online
Modernizers in an East Prussian village
Lecture in Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Modernizers in an East Prussian village. Jewish shopkeepers from 1860 onwards by Ruth Leiserowitz (University of Klaipėda) and Jews