'This was once the heart of Jewish life' • Excavations uncover altar of Vilnius' Great Synagogue, destroyed in Holocaust

Archaeologists uncovered parts of the prayer hall, the women's atrium, colorful floors and plaques with names of congregation members, providing a 'moving, almost personal familiarity with the people who prayed here and communal life,' Israel's Antiquities Authority said

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