Jerusalem of Lithuania

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Jerusalem of Lithuania

A former nickname for the city of Vilna, the capital of Lithuania, in recognition of the rich Jewish life that flourished there in the past.

(Modern Hebrew)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם דְּלִיטָא

Definition (Hebrew)

כִּינּוּי שֶׁהָיָה בֶּעָבָר לָעִיר וִילְנָא בִּירַת לִיטָא לְאוֹר הַחַיִּים הַיְהוֹדְדֵים שֶׁפָּרְחוּ בָּהּ בֶּעָבָר.

(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)

Keyword

Jerusalem Vilna nickname Lithuania Lithuanian Jewry

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