Lithuanian Lita

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• Lithuanian Jews — (known in Yiddish and Yeshivish as Litvish (adjective) or Litvaks (noun)) are Ashkenazi Jews with roots in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (present day Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia and the northeastern Suwałki region of Poland).Lithuania was… …   Wikipedia

• Lithuanian — may refer to: * Anything related to Lithuania * The Lithuanian people. See also List of Lithuanians * The Lithuanian language * The Lithuanian Jews as often called Lithuanians ( Lita im or Litvaks ) by other Jews …   Wikipedia

• Lithuanian litas — Infobox Currency currency name in local = Lietuvos litas lt icon image 1 = 1, 2, and 5 litai (1998).jpg image title 1 = The 5, 2, and 1 litas coins, standard versions iso code = LTL using countries = Lithuania inflation rate = 3.6% (2006)… …   Wikipedia

• LTL — Less Than Truckload (Governmental » Transportation) Less Than Truckload (Business » International Business) ** Lithuanian Lita (Regional » Currencies) * Less Than Lethal (Governmental » Military) * Auto Answer (Computing » General) * Lot To Lot… …   Abbreviations dictionary

• LITHUANIA — (Lithuanian Lietuva; Pol. Litwa; Rus. Litva; Heb. Lita ליטא or ליטה; Yid. Lite ליטע), southernmost of Baltic states of N.E. Europe; from 1940 Lithuanian S.S.R. (for early period, see poland lithuania ). (See Map: Lithuanian Communities). For the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• COUNCILS OF THE LANDS — COUNCILS OF THE LANDS, the central institutions of Jewish self government in Poland and Lithuania from the middle of the 16th century until 1764. The bodies in question were the Council of the Four Lands (Heb. וַעַד אַרְבַּע אֲךָצוֹת) or  … …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• VILNA — (Pol. Wilno, Lithuanian Vilnius), from 1323 capital of the grand duchy of lithuania ; from 1940 to 1991 capital of the Lithuanian S.S.R.; from 1991 capital of Lithuania; called by East European Jewry, especially in the modern period, the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• SAMOGITIA — (Yid. and Heb. Zamet or Zamut; Lith. Žemaitisa; Pol. Źmudź; Rus. Zhmud), historical region of W. Lithuania. Jewish settlement in the area dates from the 14th century, and it gained in importance under the grand duke Witold of Lithuania, who… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ARENDA — ARENDA, Polish term designating the lease of fixed assets or of prerogatives, such as land, mills, inns, breweries, distilleries, or of special rights, such as the collection of customs duties and taxes. The term was adopted with the same meaning …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• NESVIZH — (Pol. Nieśwież), town in Baranovichi district, Belarus; formerly in Poland. Jews are mentioned in Nesvizh in the early 16th century. In 1589 the Radziwill family, who owned the town, granted the Jews certain rights, and they were subject to the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Geschichte der Juden in Litauen — Die Geschichte der Juden in Litauen geht ins frühe Mittelalter zurück. Die ersten Juden waren wahrscheinlich von Südosten ins Gebiet des späteren Großfürstentums Litauen eingewandert.[1] In bedeutend größerer Zahl wanderten aschkenasische Juden… …   Deutsch Wikipedia