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It is probable that the first Jews settled in the vicinity of Kaunas in the 15th century. It is true that for a long time the Russian Tsar’s government prohibited them from settling in the city, so the community concentrated in the nearby town of Vilijampolė (Vilijampolė was connected to Kaunas in 1919).
Vilijampolė had the famous Slabada Yeshiva, which attracted students from all over the world. Famous rabbis worked here: Nathan Zwi Finkel, Icchak Elchanan Spector, Israel Salanter, Abraham Grodzensky.
1858 Jews were allowed to build houses throughout Kaunas; this date marks the beginning of the growth and prosperity of the community.
1858 Jews were allowed to build houses throughout Kaunas; this date marks the beginning of the growth and prosperity of the community.
The names of important personalities in the Jewish and Lithuanian contexts are associated with Kaunas: the author of the first modern Hebrew novel Abraomas Mapu, the artist and sculptor Arbit Blatas, the composer Benjamin Gorbulskis, the founder of the Lithuanian stage Daniel Dolskis and many others. politicians.
We took a walk through the streets of the city and discussed the local Jewish past with Kaunas guide, Chaim Bargman.
Photo by Karolina Savickytė / Chaim Bargman from Kaunas working as a guide. The inscription on his shirt reads: “I love Hebrew.”
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