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7/10. Illustrations by Israeli artists

“Something terrible is about to happen,” hints the line at the bottom of a colourful illustration, almost as innocent as a child’s drawing, and only the text hints at the ...

The Riga ghetto in the Drawings of Aleksandra Beļcova

Open Storage: Ritov Family Collection

In 2017 at the house in Riga, at Turgeneva str. 17 the members of “Free Riga” Association have found a closet (and some would say – a shed) with big ...

Temporary

7/10. Illustrations by Israeli artists “Something terrible is about to happen,” hints the line at the bottom of a colourful illustration, almost as innocent as a child’s drawing, and only the text hints at the ...

Temporary

The exhibition dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the artist Mihail Jo The exhibition dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the artist Mihail Jo (1893-1960) continues in the "Jews in Latvia" museum. Mihails Jo (real name – Meiers Joffe) was born in ...

Temporary

Exhibition of works of the Jurmala Art School students “Amazing Israel” Exhibition of works of students of the Jurmala Art School “Amazing Israel” was opened in the Riga Jewish Community house. It has become a tradition in the Jurmala Art School ...

Permanent exhibition

Open Storage: Ritov Family Collection In 2017 at the house in Riga, at Turgeneva str. 17 the members of “Free Riga” Association have found a closet (and some would say – a shed) with big ...

Temporary

Exhibition of the Museum Youth Club The exhibition “My Family Stories: Memory and History” was created as part of the Youth Museum Club project. Meetings of the youth museum club were held in 2020-2021. They were attended ...

Permanent exhibition

Jews in Latvia until 1918 The exposition begins with a section dedicated to the early period of Jewish history in Latvia, from the settlement in 16th century to 19th century. The first Jewish communities were established in ...

Permanent exhibition

Jews in Latvia in 1918-1941 The second room is dedicated to the cultural, political and social life of the Jews in Latvia from 1918 to 1941 — the golden age of the Jewish community in ...

Permanent exhibition

Jews in Nazi-occupied Latvia in 1941-1945 The third room of the exhibition presents the tragedy of the Holocaust in Latvia. With documents, photo and video evidence, it recounts the murder of more than 70,000 Latvian Jews ...

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The collection of objects consists of paintings, graphics, sculptures, decorative ceramics, objects of religious cult (Torahs, tfilin, candlesticks, etc.) by Jewish artists. Special attention is devoted to the personal belongings ...

The collection contains photographs of Jewish household and religious traditions, social, cultural and political life. A separate topic is the Second World War and the Holocaust. The collection also includes ...

The museum's collection includes dozens of Jewish posters from the interwar period. They are posters of events of political parties and organizations, as well as posters of various cultural events. ...

More than 5,000 documents of various contents and significance make up a large part of the museum’s collection. This collection includes documents of religious life and traditions before the 20th ...

Published in 1887, “Еврейский Вестник” (“Jewish Herald”) was the first Jewish Latvian newspaper. However, Jewish press only gained popularity during Latvia’s independence, as liberal press rules allowed for free journalism ...

Since 2011, the Museum “Jews in Latvia” has been organizing ethnographic and folklore field research. Jewish memories of traditional life in the small towns of Latgale in eastern Latvia before ...

Memoirs about Jewish history in Latvia – life, professional activities, political activities, public activities and participation in historical events. Memoirs and testimonies from the Nazi-occupation period, mostly by Holocaust survivors ...

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DEPORTATION OF JEWS FROM CENTRAL EUROPE TO RIGA DURING THE HOLOCAUST

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