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Lithuania's Hill of Crosses has more than 100,000 of them
The Hill of Crosses in Lithuania is an incredible place where over 100,000 crosses cover an old fort hill. This site is 7.5 miles from a nearby town called Siauliai. It's believed that people began ...
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The Hill of Crosses, Lithuania's symbol of faith and resistance
Discover the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania, a poignant site representing national identity and spiritual devotion through countless crosses. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will fill Marco ...
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Lithuania abandons plan to build conference center atop former Jewish cemetery
(JTA) — Lithuania’s government has shelved controversial plans to build a flashy conference center on what used to be a Jewish cemetery in the capital city of Vilnius because of how the COVID ...
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Chief Lithuanian rabbi opposes construction over ruined cemetery
The rabbi said he opposed the proposed construction on the former grounds of the Snipiskes cemetery because “it risks massive destruction of human remains.” (JTA) — The chief rabbi of ...