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ŠIAULIAI CITY ŠIAULIAI CITY 5

1. Chaim Frenkel’s villa and park

We invite you to visit the most beautiful building in the city of Šiauliai – Chaim Frenkel’s villa. It is a
house of amazing beauty, built in the Art Nouveau style in 1908. The composition of the building is
peculiar because at first glance it looks like twin houses joined together. There is a partially surviv-
ing park in the inner part of the
territory, the centre of which is
decorated with an ornate foun-
tain-pool. After World War I,
the house, like the factory, was
inherited by Chaim’s son Jacob
Frankel. In 1920, he gave part
of the residential house to the
Jewish gymnasium that oper-
ated until the war. After World
War II, in 1944, the building that
remained undamaged housed
the Soviet Army’s Military Hospi-
tal, which operated until August
of 1993. Currently, the building
houses the Šiauliai “Aušra” Mu-
seum.
In addition to the museum’s
numerous expositions, there is
an exposition dedicated to the
Frenkeliai family: “Jewish Heri-
tage in Šiauliai: Merchants the
Frenkeliai”. The museum hosts
a popular and well-attended
educational program: “Secrets
of Kosher Food”. The partici-
pants of this workshop are in-
troduced to the peculiarities of
kosher food and the specificity
of its preparation, are treated
to traditional Jewish dishes:
chicken broth with a matzah ball
(Macakneidl), sweet beef stew
with prunes (Floimentsimmes),
confections from carrots (Im-
berlach), and chicken liver pate
(Gehakteleber).
Vilniaus St. 74, Šiauliai
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+370 41 524389
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