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Jewish Religious Life in Vilna between the Two World Wars

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The Choral Synagogue, Vilna, c.1918
The Choral Synagogue, Vilna, c.1918

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2613/1

The Choral Synagogue, Vilna, c.1918
Jewish Religious Life in Interwar Vilna: Holocaust Survivor Testimonies

Jewish Religious Life in Interwar Vilna: Holocaust Survivor Testimonies
Gershon Sirota (1874-1943), head cantor of the Great Synagogue in Vilna, 1899-1907
Gershon Sirota (1874-1943), head cantor of the Great Synagogue in Vilna, 1899-1907

He was murdered during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Copyright © National Library of Israel, Schwadron collection

Gershon Sirota (1874-1943), head cantor of the Great Synagogue in Vilna, 1899-1907
Yeshiva students giving a toast during a meal. Vilna, prewar
Yeshiva students giving a toast during a meal. Vilna, prewar

Yad Vashem Photo Archives l86EO3

Yeshiva students giving a toast during a meal. Vilna, prewar
Ruins of the Vilna Gaon Synagogue
Ruins of the Vilna Gaon Synagogue

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 219CO9

Ruins of the Vilna Gaon Synagogue
The Jewish cemetery in Vilna
The Jewish cemetery in Vilna

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 234GO5

The Jewish cemetery in Vilna
Interior of the Great Synagogue, Vilna, prewar
Interior of the Great Synagogue, Vilna, prewar

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2074/39

Interior of the Great Synagogue, Vilna, prewar
Rabbi Baruch Ber Leibowitz (1870-1939), head of Knesset Beit Yitzhak Yeshiva. Vilna, prewar
Rabbi Baruch Ber Leibowitz (1870-1939), head of Knesset Beit Yitzhak Yeshiva. Vilna, prewar

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2812/11

Rabbi Baruch Ber Leibowitz (1870-1939), head of Knesset Beit Yitzhak Yeshiva. Vilna, prewar
Jew next to the Torah Ark in the Great Synagogue, wearing a prayer shawl. Probably Vilna, prewar
Jew next to the Torah Ark in the Great Synagogue, wearing a prayer shawl. Probably Vilna, prewar

Yad Vashem Photo Archives, Borowicz Collection 3380/665

Jew next to the Torah Ark in the Great Synagogue, wearing a prayer shawl. Probably Vilna, prewar
Members of "Tiferet Bachurim" at a farewell party for Rabbi Yechiel Sraelow (marked with the number 1) on the eve of his immigration to Eretz Israel (Mandatory Palestine). Vilna, 1934
Members of "Tiferet Bachurim" at a farewell party for Rabbi Yechiel Sraelow (marked with the number 1) on the eve of his immigration to Eretz Israel (Mandatory Palestine). Vilna, 1934

To his right: Dr. Jacob Wigodski, head of the Jewish Community in Vilna.
"Tiferet Bachurim" was an organization of religious Jewish workers.

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 7934/8
Courtesy of The Diaspora Museum

Members of "Tiferet Bachurim" at a farewell party for Rabbi Yechiel Sraelow (marked with the number 1) on the eve of his immigration to Eretz Israel (Mandatory Palestine). Vilna, 1934
A synagogue service in prewar Vilna
A synagogue service in prewar Vilna

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 4570/4

A synagogue service in prewar Vilna
Books, printing presses and a publishing house in prewar Vilna
Books, printing presses and a publishing house in prewar Vilna

Yad Vashem Photo Archives GO3183

Books, printing presses and a publishing house in prewar Vilna
Rafael Chwoles (Vilna, 1913 - France, 2002): Ruins of the Vilna Gaon Synagogue
Rafael Chwoles (Vilna, 1913 - France, 2002): Ruins of the Vilna Gaon Synagogue

Oil on canvas

Collection of the Yad Vashem Art Museum, gift of the Bernfes Collection
Photograph © Yad Vashem Art Museum

Rafael Chwoles (Vilna, 1913 - France, 2002): Ruins of the Vilna Gaon Synagogue
The Choral Synagogue, Vilna, c.1918
The Choral Synagogue, Vilna, c.1918
Jewish Religious Life in Interwar Vilna: Holocaust Survivor Testimonies
Jewish Religious Life in Interwar Vilna: Holocaust Survivor Testimonies
Gershon Sirota (1874-1943), head cantor of the Great Synagogue in Vilna, 1899-1907
Gershon Sirota (1874-1943), head cantor of the Great Synagogue in Vilna, 1899-1907
Yeshiva students giving a toast during a meal. Vilna, prewar
Yeshiva students giving a toast during a meal. Vilna, prewar
Ruins of the Vilna Gaon Synagogue
Ruins of the Vilna Gaon Synagogue
The Jewish cemetery in Vilna
The Jewish cemetery in Vilna
Interior of the Great Synagogue, Vilna, prewar
Interior of the Great Synagogue, Vilna, prewar
Rabbi Baruch Ber Leibowitz (1870-1939), head of Knesset Beit Yitzhak Yeshiva. Vilna, prewar
Rabbi Baruch Ber Leibowitz (1870-1939), head of Knesset Beit Yitzhak Yeshiva. Vilna, prewar
Jew next to the Torah Ark in the Great Synagogue, wearing a prayer shawl. Probably Vilna, prewar
Jew next to the Torah Ark in the Great Synagogue, wearing a prayer shawl. Probably Vilna, prewar
Members of "Tiferet Bachurim" at a farewell party for Rabbi Yechiel Sraelow (marked with the number 1) on the eve of his immigration to Eretz Israel (Mandatory Palestine). Vilna, 1934
Members of "Tiferet Bachurim" at a farewell party for Rabbi Yechiel Sraelow (marked with the number 1) on the eve of his immigration to Eretz Israel (Mandatory Palestine). Vilna, 1934
A synagogue service in prewar Vilna
A synagogue service in prewar Vilna
Books, printing presses and a publishing house in prewar Vilna
Books, printing presses and a publishing house in prewar Vilna
Rafael Chwoles (Vilna, 1913 - France, 2002): Ruins of the Vilna Gaon Synagogue
Rafael Chwoles (Vilna, 1913 - France, 2002): Ruins of the Vilna Gaon Synagogue