The Jews of Lithuania Jews had lived in Lithuania since the 14th century. From the 17th century onwards Vilna the capital was known as the Jerusalem of the North, with personalities such as Elijah of Vilna. By the 19th-century, now under Czarist rule, Lithuania was an important centre of Jewish life - religious, cultural, and political. The pogroms […]

The Jews of Lithuania After the bloodshed of World War I, Lithuania became independent, with a Jewish population of over 150,000 people. They were integral to the economic life of the country. However, by the end of WWII over 95% of Lithuanian Jewry had been murdered both by Germans and their Lithuanian collaborators. This three week Series will examine Lithuania's rich and tragic […]

With historian, author, and lecturer, Olivier Courteaux Over the past 60 years, some events proved to be defining moments. The ambition of this series is to reveal why an event, whether it was perceived as significant or not at the time, is essential to our understanding of today's global geopolitics. From Charles de Gaulle's famous […]

The Jews of Lithuania After the bloodshed of World War I, Lithuania became independent, with a Jewish population of over 150,000 people. They were integral to the economic life of the country. However, by the end of WWII over 95% of Lithuanian Jewry had been murdered both by Germans and their Lithuanian collaborators. This three week Series will examine Lithuania's rich and tragic […]

With historian, author, and lecturer, Olivier Courteaux "Vive le Québec Libre"; de Gaulle in Quebec On 24 July 1967, Charles de Gaulle uttered those famous words from the balcony of Montreal city hall, sending shockwaves through Canada and France. What did he have in mind? Had he planned to deliver those words, or was it […]