History of the Jews in Lithuania
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The history of the Jews in Lithuania spans the period from the 14th century to the present day. There is still a small community in the country, as well as an extensive Lithuanian Jewish diaspora in Israel, the United States and other countries.
For the history of the Jewish community of Lithuanian origin, see Lithuanian Jews.
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Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, Lithuania ...
Regions with significant populations | |
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Lithuania | 2,256 Jews and 192 Karaim as of the 2021 census[1] |
Languages | |
Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian, Polish, and Lithuanian | |
Religion | |
Judaism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Jews, Ashkenazi Jews, Belarusian Jews, Russian Jews, Latvian Jews, Ukrainian Jews, Estonian Jews, Polish Jews |
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