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Latvia

82 years after Nazi massacre, mass Jewish grave uncovered in Latvia

Researchers from the United States were invited to Liepaja, equipped with modern technology that enabled them to locate the mass burial site from 82 years ago.

Latvia commemorates National Holocaust memorial Day

Latvia's highest public authorities attended a commemorative ceremony in Riga, organized by the Council of Jewish Communities of Latvia, marking the country's Holocaust memorial day.

Latvian government endorses the application of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism

“The Plan for the Reduction of Racism and Antisemitism 2023” approved by the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers has endorsed the application of the working definition of antisemitism of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). 

Rumbula victims remembered in Latvia

30 November marked the 81st anniversary of the biggest mass murder of civilians in the history of Latvia. A Latvian civic initiative commemorated the tragic events by laying candles at the foot of the Freedom Monument in Rīga.  

Exhibitions on Jewish history and culture inaugurated in Naujene and Bauska

The exhibition “Life in the town of Vishki” is open in the Naujene Local History Museum of the Augšdaugava Municipality. At the same time, the exhibition “The Lost World of the Litvaks in the Drawings of Gerardas Bagdonavičius (1901-1986)” has been inaugurated at the Bauska Museum.

Audiovisual performance in Cēsis honours the Jews murdered during the Shoah

Cēsis hosted an audiovisual performance called “Silence Falls,” which was attended by residents as well as visitors from other cities, including members of the Riga Jewish Community.
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