Complete and personal introduction to Jerusalem of the North
Duration
3 hours
About
Did you know:
• That Vilnius is also known as Jerusalem of the North and hometown of the Gaon of Vilna - the foremost leader of Jewry of the past few centuries?
• That in Vilnius bears used to eat chocolate?
• That Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, and Marc Chagall were honorary members of the board in YIVO?
• That well-traveled Litvaks from all over the world praising local bagels as one of the best in the world?
• That many world famous artists and writers were born/resided in Vilnius – from Samuel Bak, Jacques Lipchitz, Chaim Soutine, Marc Chagall, Chaim Grade to name a few?
Welcome to relive their and our life stories!















