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Remembering Kovno:
Jewish Life and Heritage in Kaunas, Lithuania
Thursday, March 19
Please note that the times (in the US and Canada) are different from our usual schedule!
USA 1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET
UK 8:00 pm / France 9:00 pm / Israel 10:00 pm
The talk will last approximately 90 minutes
About this talk
We continue our series of virtual tours in Lithuania. In the first talk, we explored Jewish Vilnius; now we turn to the country's second-largest city, Kaunas.
Known to Jews as Kovno, Kaunas was nearly 60 percent Jewish at the end of the nineteenth century and emerged as a major center of Jewish learning, culture, and political life. Using video materials, this talk will guide viewers through the city's principal Jewish heritage sites, illuminating both everyday communal life and moments of catastrophe and moral courage. We will explore the historic city center and former Jewish Quarter, visit the 9th Fort—a site of mass murder during the Holocaust—and stop at Sugihara House, where thousands of Jews were saved through individual moral choice.
The talk will also introduce key cultural figures connected to Kaunas, including Abraham Mapu, a pioneer of modern Hebrew literature, and Danielius Dolskis, a popular Jewish singer of interwar Lithuania. Participants will see the Choral Ohel Yaakov Synagogue, which is still active to this day, alongside former prayer houses no longer in use, and discover a curious historic house in the Jewish quarter known for its mirrored exterior, offering a striking reflection on memory and place.
About Daniel
Daniel Gurevich was born in Vilnius in 1979 and made Aliyah to Israel in 1997, before returning to Lithuania and becoming an expert in the travel industry.
Today, he is the General Manager of his family business, the travel agency Jerulita. His tours are conducted in Hebrew, English, Russian, and Lithuanian, and focus on Jewish heritage, religion, history, and culture. The Holocaust and relations between Jews and local people are subjects of particular interest to him, and he conducts personal research in these areas. Architecture, especially Art Nouveau, is one of his specialties.
He enjoys working with people, and each tour gives him new energy for the next one.
RECORDING INFORMATION
This talk will be recorded and shared with registrants the day after.
It will be available for 3 days, and 7 days for members.
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You will be asked to select one of these options:
General admission - $18
Supported admission - $9
Sponsor this talk - $36
With your contribution you will also be donating to the youth club ILAN in Vilnius. This local Jewish community organization does a great job bringing Jewish values to our children.
