Literature
Gaon of Vilnius
Addresses you can still visit
Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.
Performed here
Great Synagogue of Vilna Site
According to local tradition, the future Talmudic authority delivered a learned sermon in the Great Synagogue when he was seven.
Burial place
Šnipiškės Old Jewish Cemetery Memorial Site
The celebrated rabbinic scholar was originally buried here before his remains were transferred twice to other Vilnius cemeteries.
Burial place
Vilna Gaon Mausoleum
The transferred remains of the Gaon and members of his family rest in this mausoleum.
Lived here
Vilna Gaon Monument and House Site
The Gaon and his family are traditionally associated with a nearby communal house on Žydų Street.
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