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Map of Lithuania

• To view current-day Lithuania at Google Maps, click here.

Jewish History in Lithuania

• Read the Wikipedia.org article Lithuanian Jews, by clicking here].

Lithuania Jewish Records

• Read a FamilySearch Wiki article about Lithuanian Jewish Records by clicking here. Includes great links!

The JewishGen Lithuania Databases

• More than 1.5 million records for Lithuania, from a variety of sources, including: vital records, Revision Lists, business directories, voter lists, Yizkor books, cemetery records, Holocaust sources, and more. This database includes the LitvakSIG “All Lithuania” Database. Requires free registration. To search, click here.

Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation

• For A Genealogical and Family History guide to Jewish and civil records in Eastern Europe, click here and hover over Lithuania.

Archives of Lithuania

• Visit the Office of the Chief Archivist of Lithuania website by clicking [http://www.archyvai.lt/en/news.html
• To view the Genenalogical Search page at the archives, click here.
• To search for online Lithuanian vital records, click here.