10 phenomena of Jewish Vilna
We invite you to the discussion "Vilnius and Jews: 700 years of history"! This year, Vilnius is celebrating its 700th anniversary. Vilnius is the historically multicultural and modern capital of Lithuania. Lithuanians and representatives of various national minorities in Vilnius created the face, history and legend of the city together in every era. • Guest: historian Jurgita Verbickienė (Vilnius University) • When: January 22. (Sunday) at 3:30 p.m. • Where: Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Dublin, 47 Ailesbury Rd., Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
Professor Jurgita Verbickienė's areas of interest are the sociocultural history of Jews and the comparative study of non-Christians in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. We kindly invite you to a discussion in which we will learn about the phenomena of the history of the Jews of Vilnius, and we will delve into the significant contribution of the Jews in creating the cultural, economic and political life of Lithuania. We will continue the discussion by raising a toast to the 700th birthday of Vilnius!
