Pittsburgh Lithuanian School
The Pittsburgh Lithuanian School is a 501c3 non-profit which promotes the Lithuanian language, culture, and history in Western Pennsylvania through Lithuanian language, history and culture classes for children and adults. The School also maintains a Lithuanian research library and an archive of the Lithuanian experience in Western Pennsylvania.
The children’s Lithuanian language and cultural classes are for ages preschool through 8th grade. The children are taught music, language arts, history and dance. We have children from both Lithuanian and English speaking households. Classes are taught in both languages.
School address:
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About Us
The Pittsburgh Lithuanian School is a 501c3 educational non-profit established in 2011 to preserve and promote the Lithuanian language, culture, history and experience in Western Pennsylvania. The school sponsors classes for children and adults as well as maintains a research library and an archive of the Lithuanian experience in Western Pennsylvania.
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Resources
Articles
“Lithuanians and Politics in Western Pennsylvania” – An article from the English language Lithuanian quarterly Lituanus on Western Pennsylvanian Lithuanian history from a political angle.
“Lithuanians by the Laptev Sea: The Siberian Memoirs of Dalia Grinkevičiūtė” – An article from the English language Lithuanian quarterly Lituanus on the life of a deportee in Soviet camps.
“Voices From Exile” – An article from the publication Lithuanian Heritage on the atrocities of the Stalinist regime and the suffering of those forcibly deported to remote areas of the Soviet Union.
Books
“The History of Lithuania, Revised 2nd Edition” – This book concisely covers Lithuania’s entire history from its beginnings through 2004, and includes many maps and illustrations.
“Fighters for Freedom, 2nd Edition” – A factual, first-hand account of the activities of the armed resistance movement in Lithuania during the first three years of Russian occupation (1944-47).
Brochures
“Lithuanian Educational Council” – A brochure describing the mission and activities of the Lithuanian Educational Council with which the Pittsburgh Lithuanian School is affiliated.
Lithuanian Food Vendors as of April 2018
Local Brick and Mortar Stores
- Conrad Catering
504 East Eighth Avenue
Munhall PA 15120
(Homestead)
412-461-3584
www.conradcatering.com
Conrad sells Lithuanian sausage and kugelis only by special order. - S&D Polish Deli
2204 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15222
(Strip District)
412-281-2906
www.polishfoodandgifts.com
S&D is a Polish grocery store/deli. They have many varieties of smoked pork sausage, mushrooms, buckwheat, smoked fish and farmers cheese but NO Lithuanian bread nor varškė nor Latvian or Lithuanian herring. - Kolos International Food
114 East Main Street
Carnegie PA 15106
(Carnegie)
412-969-4149
Kolos is a Ukrainian grocery store/deli. They have Lithuanian bread, Lithuanian varškė, Latvian herring in oil and a variety of smoked pork sausages, smoked fish, farmers cheese, buckwheat groats and desserts from Ukraine and Poland. - Kiev International Market
4223 Murray Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15217
(Greenfield)
412-521-4303
Kiev is an Ukrainian grocery store/deli. They have Lithuanian bread, Lithuanian varškė, Lithuanian herring in oil, and a variety of smoked pork sausages, smoked fish, farmers cheese, buckwheat groats and desserts from Ukraine. - Alfreds Deli and Market
304 Brereton Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15219
(Polish Hill)
412-682-3100
Alfreds is a Polish grocery store/deli. They have smoked pork sausages, mushrooms and buckwheat. - Weatherbury Farm
1061 Sugar Run Road
Avella PA 15312
(Washington County)
724-587-3763
info@weatherburyfarm.com
www.weatherburyfarm.com
Weatherbury Farm sells buckwheat flour. You can pick up or they will ship via US Postal service. - Prestogeorge
1719 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15222
(Strip District)
412-471-0133
www.prestogeorge.com
Prestogeorge sells Dutch Blue poppy seeds which you need to ask them to grind. You have to buy a minimum of one pound.
Lithuanian Websites
- Lietuvele
630-324-6811
www.lietuvele.com
Lietuvele is an on-line Lithuanian store located in Chicago which sells all kinds of Lithuanian foods. They have a great selection, but everything is shipped via FedEx so shipping is very expensive. - Linos Lithuanian Food
www.linoslithuanianfood.com
Linos is another on-line Lithuanian store located in Tom’s River, NJ. They sell a smaller variety of Lithuanian foods than Lietuvele, but make many of their items in-house. - Skanumelis
732-688-8301 / 732-763-1622
skanumelisnj@yahoo.com
http://skanumelisnj.com
Skanumelis sells smoked meats, bacon buns, cheese, cookies and šakotis (spit cake) - Lithuanian Shop
lithuanianclub@gmail.com
www.lithuanianshop.com
Lithuanian Shop in Cleveland sells šakotis (spit cake) - Racine Bakery
6216 South Archer Avenue
Chicago IL 60638
773-581-8500
http://racinebakery.com
Racine Bakery sells šakotis (spit cake), rye bread and napoleon tortes. - Black Rooster Food
508-653-1983
ivarsmelngailis@blackroosterfood.com
www.blackroosterfood.com
Black Rooster Food sells dark Latvian rye bread. - Joseph Liudzius Lithuanian Cake
860-223-2380
JBL101@webtv.net
Joseph bakes šakotis (spit cake) - The Brothers Vilgalys
http://krupnik.as
The Brothers Vilgalys sell krupnikas (honey liquer) - Kas Spirits
www.kasspirits.com
Kas Spirits sells krupnikas (honey liquer)