Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum

Early modern Lithuania (like Poland, "White Russia" and Ukraine) had a large Jewish population, as Russia's Jews were encouraged (often violently) to live in the western "Pale of Settlement". Best known is the rabbinical scholar Elijah ben Solomon Zalman (1720-97), the "Vilna Gaon". The museum describes that community, its tribulations and eventual obliteration.

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Address

Naugarduka 10/2

Hours

Mon 11:00-18:00, Tue-Thu 10:00-18:00, Fri 10:00-16:00

Website

jmuseum.lt (opens in a new tab)