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US Antisemitism Envoy Opposes Vilnius Building on Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun urged Lithuania to block the construction of a conference or cultural center on an ancient burial ground razed under Soviet rule.

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Any attempt to "further desecrate the old Jewish cemetery on the territory of the Vilnius Concert and Sports Palace" would be met with resistance, according to the US Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism, Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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A United States diplomat has warned the Lithuanian government not to turn the Vilnius Concert and Sports Palace into a congress center, as this would show disrespect for Jewish memory.

Any attempt to “further desecrate the old Jewish cemetery located on the grounds of the Vilnius Concert and Sports Palace” would be met with resistance, says Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the US special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism. “Any attempt to further desecrate this cemetery is shameful for the Lithuanian government and will be met with resistance,” he said in a letter to Culture Minister Lukas Alsis posted on the social network X on …

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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15min.lt broke the news on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
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