Social center – Lithuanian Jewish Community

Adolfas Rudzianskis passed away February 16. He was born in 1937. He was a member of the Lithuanian Jewish Community and a client of the Saul Kagan Welfare Center. Our deepest condolences to his friends and family.

Bunia Kaselman passed away February 10. She was born in 1925. She was a member of the Klaipėda Jewish Community and a client of the Saul Kagan Welfare Center. We extend our deepest condolences to her daughter, other family members and friends.

Litvak Raffael Hletzer will speak at the Lithuanian Jewish Community Sunday. He was born in Lithuania but left for Israel with his family at a young age. He is currently the executive director of the renowned Kehilor Netaim Jewish educational program. His presentation will be about his roots in Lithuania, the upcoming holiday Tu b’Shvat and connections with the past and present. The event is free but registration is required by sending an email to zanas@sc.lzb.lt.

Time: 1:00 P.M., Sunday, February 9
Place: Room 306, Lithuanian Jewish Community, Vilnius

The Ilan Club will meet this Saturday for the first time since winter vacation. The club is intended for children and adolescents and the guides have prepared an impressive program of activities. The club will continue to meet every Saturday at the same place and time.

Time: 1:00 P.M., Saturday
Place: Second floor, Lithuanian Jewish Community, Vilnius

The Lithuanian Jewish Community will host an evening with Russian television personality, actor and comedienne Tatyana Lazareva. She will share her subtly self-ironic and philosophical thoughts during a dialogue called “Here’s Lazareva” including on her life and career.

Tickets are available here.

Enter our contest to win two free tickets here. Winners will be announced on February 14, Valentine’s Day.

Time: 7:00 P.M., Friday, February 28
Place: Third floor, Lithuanian Jewish Community, Vilnius (elevator available)

Michailas Kravecas passed away Sunday. He was born in 1952 and was a member of the Community and a client of the Saul Kagan Welfare Center. We extend our deepest condolences to his daughter, his sister and his many friends in the Community.

Mina Levitan-Babenskienė died Sunday at the age of 92. She was a member of the Lithuanian Jewish Community and a client of the Saul Kagan Welfare Center. She was known as one of Lithuania’s best tapestry makers and her works were demonstrated at numerous exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad over many decades. Lithuanian Jewish Community chairwoman Faina Kukliansky and the entire Community extend our deepest condolences to her son Edmondas and her many friends and family.

Galina Bugelskaya died on December 29. She was born in 1934 and came from Druskininkai. She was a member of the Lithuanian Jewish Community and a client of the Saul Kagan Welfare Center. We send our deepest condolences to her son and many friends and family members.

Oktyabriana Tulchina passed away December 28. She was born in 1924 and was a member of the Kaunas Jewish Community and a client of the Saul Kagan Welfare Center. The entire Lithuanian Jewish Community extend our deepest condolences to her family, including her children and grandchildren.

Dear parents and children and young adults in the Dubi, Ilan and Knafaim Clubs,

The Lithuanian Jewish Community invites you to a holiday celebration called Hannukah Is Here! The event includes:

• Havadala ceremony
• Fire show “Lords of the Flame”
• Performance by magician with bewitching tricks and a good dose of fun
• Traditional Hanukkah foods
• Gifts

Please note: registration is only open till 2:00 P.M., December 20. To register, send an email to levickajasimona@gmail.com with the names of all attendees including parents and children plus their ages. If your plans change and you cannot attend, please send an email indicating that as well. Please be on time, the doors close at 4:15 P.M. For more information, write or call (+370) 678 81514.

Time: 4:00 P.M., Saturday, December 21
Place: Bagel Shop Café, Pylimo street no. 4, Vilnius

The Lithuanian Jewish Community has a special Hanukkah events planned for the Dubi Club and Ilan Club. Dubi is for children aged 4 to 6 and Ilan for those 7 to 11.

At 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 14, we’ll make and eat delicious sufganiyot doughnuts.

Please note the clubs on these dates will not be meeting at the LJC but at the HEY HEY Kaip Skaniai space located at Odminių street no. 3 in Vilnius.

Space is limited, so make a reservation by sending an email to levickajasimona@gmail.com. Please call +370 678 81514 for more information.

The first evening of Hanukkah falls on December 25 this year.

Liubov Reznik has passed away. She was born in 1956. She was a long-standing member of the Lithuanian Jewish Community and more recently a client of the Saul Kagan Welfare Center. We extend our deepest condolences to her children, relatives and friends.

The Lithuanian Jewish Community has several special Hanukkah events planned for the Dubi Club and Ilan Club. Dubi is for children aged 4 to 6 and Ilan for those 7 to 11.

At 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 7, we’ll make menorahs together out of clay.

At 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 14, we’ll make and eat delicious sufganiyot doughnuts.

Please note the clubs on these dates will not be meeting at the LJC but at the HEY HEY Kaip Skaniai space located at Odminių street no. 3 in Vilnius.

Space is limited, so make a reservation by sending an email to levickajasimona@gmail.com. Please call +370 678 81514 for more information.

The first day of Hanukkah falls on December 25 this year.

The Rikudei Am Israeli Dance Club offers lessons to beginners, advanced and highly advanced students. The schedule has changed. Every Sunday, the classes are now:

11:30 A.M. Beginners group
12:00 noon Advanced
12:30 P.M. Highly advanced group

Classes are held at the Lithuanian Jewish Community in Vilnius. The cost is 20 euros for 4 classes for the general public, and 10 euros for 4 classes for Community members. Registration is required. To register and find out how to pay, send an email to zanas@sc.lzb.lt.

Do you know any young person who doesn’t like chocolate? If so, he’s the exception. Most young people gladly “destroy” anything made from chocolate. And if you can add the ingredients you like, then that’s a chocolate holiday. That’s what the Ilan Club will get up to this Saturday with a chocolate workshop and the story of Elit, the candy so popular in Israel which began here, along with other sweet stories.

Time: 1:00 P.M., Saturday, November 30
Place: Second floor, Lithuanian Jewish Community, Vilnius

A very happy milestone birthday to Kaunas Jewish Community member Roza Tulchina! Community members and chairman Gercas Žakas celebrated her birthday with flowers, gifts and well-wishes including greetings from Lithuanian Jewish Community chairwoman Faina Kukliansky. Mazl tov. Bis 120!

Ilya Skulovich from Ignalina passed away November 4. He was born in 1937 and was a member of the Lithuanian Jewish Community and a client of the Saul Kagan Welfare Center. We send our deepest condolences to his children and loved ones.

Anna Yakoleva passed away November 4. She was born in 1936 and was a member of the Lithuanian Jewish Community and a client of the Saul Kagan Welfare Center. We extend our deepest condolences to her son Andrejus and her friends and family.

The Rikudei Am Club invites those with no experience and experienced dancers to attend classes on Sunday at the Lithuanian Jewish Community in Vilnius.

The cost is 20 euros for 4 classes, or 10 euros for 4 classes for LJC members. Registration is required: send an email to zanas@sc.lzb.lt.

Time: 12:30 P.M., Sundays
Place: LJC, Pylimo street no. 4, Vilnius

A reminder that the Ilan Club is meeting on Sundays at 1:00 P.M. at Pylimo street no. 4.