—extremely vivid and informative! Why do we at the Association of Jews in East Prussia have a special interest in Vilkaviskis?
On September 23 2026, the Gargždai Historical Museum observed the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews.This year marks the 85th anniversary of the start…
The Museum of the History of Lithuania Minor is presenting the exhibition LEON from September 4 to October 10, 2026 in Klaipeda
Mrs. Puhn has returned to Klaipėda! The mural has been installed at the spot in the Old Town of Klaipeda.
The Klaipėda Jewish community invited to the event during which the names of the 1,225 people, buried in the cemetery, were presented. Opening of a publick exhibition.
An article about Darkehmen is now available on our website.
To mark the occasion of the opening, the Königsberg Jewish Community Newsletter published a drawing by architect Kurt Frick, who had designed the building.
What happened to the Jews in Memel, and what were the consequences for the city following the annexation in 1939?
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.
We met Eugenius Bunka, the son of the last Jew of Plunge.