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Proposed conference centre on top of remains of historic Vilnius Jewish Cemetery.
August 8, 2025, 1:31 pm
Global outrage as Lithuania pledges to build conference centre over historic Jewish cemetery
Reneging on previous promises, authorities to move forward with desecration of remains of Šnipiškės Jewish Cemetery
By Michelle Rosenberg
The run-down Palace of Culture and Sport in Vilnius sits atop a former Jewish cemetery. (Wikimedia Commons)
August 18, 2021, 10:25 am
Lithuania abandons plan to build conference centre atop former Jewish cemetery
Government shelved controversial plans to build flashy conference centre on a former Jewish cemetery containing thousands of bodies — including many Jewish luminaries
By JTA
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