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The Origins of the Jewish Community Development in the City
Initially, the city that has always been known as standing in the localities exclusively inhabited by Lithuanians, reluctantly let in the representatives of other peoples. The city let in the first Jewish merchants, who decided to sett... Read more
23
Jan
2018
Šiauliai on the Threshold of Changes
Straight after the third partition of the Commonwealth of Both Nations and the occupation of the land of Lithuania, Russian Empress Catherine II, based on the Russian law ‘Malonės raštas miestams’ (‘Letter of Grace to Cities’... Read more
29
Jan
2018
History of the City: from the Rebellion to the Rebellion
After survival of many fires and other persecuting cataclysms and a miraculous ability to recover after each of them, Šiauliai deserves to be called the city phoenix; this image also remains in the 19th century. The city was twice gre... Read more
29
Jan
2018
Development of Public Services in the City
The municipality introduced new hygiene rules in the city: the residents had to build garbage bins at their houses and dig slop pits, constantly clean their streets and yards. Not only the inhabitants and factories, but also other ente... Read more
29
Jan
2018
The Contribution of Šiauliai Jews to the City’s Industrial and Financial Activities
After the war, the industry quickly recovered reaching the level of the pre-war period, as there were active representatives of the Jewish community in the city. In principal, their active manufacturing and trading activities formed th... Read more
31
Jan
2018
Education – the City’s Main Priority
Already at the beginning of independence, the employees of the municipality in authority very well understood the importance of education. This is primarily apparent from the funds allocated for the revival of this sector. Here, Šiaul... Read more
31
Jan
2018
Šiauliai in the Darkness of Nazism
On June 23, 1941, the so-called uprising of June took place, which was used by the new authorities of the occupants’ troops, entering Lithuania three days later. The first Soviet occupation was short and not very successful, and Germ... Read more
31
Jan
2018