ORT Vilnius Sholom Aleichem Jewish Gymnasium

In 1989, following the declaration of Lithuania’s independence, a Jewish school was established in Vilnius. Initially, it was a Sunday school, where members of the Jewish community learned Hebrew, Yiddish, Jewish traditions, and Jewish history. It then became a secondary school, and in 1998, the Heftsiba program was introduced in cooperation with the Israeli government. Under this program, Israeli teachers would teach Hebrew and organize Jewish educational activities.

In February 2013, the Vilnius ORT School was accredited as a Gymnasium and renamed as the Vilnius Sholom Aleichem ORT Gymnasium School. In 2015, a new building in the center of Vilnius was added to the school.