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Prior to the 16th century, Jews
were banned from Latvia by the ruling Jewish settlement in Latvia began
about 1571 in Courland. Jewish life, Before 1939, Jewish life in Latvia
was rich with Yiddishkeit and heavy with oppression and discrimination.
To help give you the flavor of the times and
Jewish Genealogy’s Latvia SIG - History of Jews in Latvia Jewish History of Latvia by Daniel Romanowski (with links to map) Jews in Latvia - History From the 14th Century to Today Virtual
Jewish History Tour of Latvia Map of the Baltic Republics of Russia - 1915 A
Brief History of Jewry in Latvia Latvian Jewry - A Brief History of 19th-20th Century Livonia - from Jewish Encyclopedia 1901-06 Latvia / Livonija Timeline 1190 - 1998 Latvia's Jewish Community: History,
Tragedy, Revival 29.11.2001 Information about the Exhibition and Conference
Rabbi Meir Simcha HaKohen of Dvinsk - Brief Biography Part II of Autobiography of Solomon Katzen - The Early Years 1902-23
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook Rabbi Meir Simcha HaCohen of Dvinsk - Brief Biography
The Light From Dvinsk: Rav
Meir Simcha, the Ohr Somayach Rabbinic
Bibliography – Latvia History
of Latvian Jews A comprehensive Latvia History
bibliography may be found at Jewishgen.org’s Latvia
SIG page.These
are selections from that page with abridged Yidin
in Letland
A comprehensive history of Latvian Jewry, covering the regions of Latvia
(Kurland, Livonia and Latgale), history from the time of Catherine II
through
The Jews in Latvia
A good introductory book on the Jews of Latvia. Discusses the history
and characteristics of the three regions of Latvia--Livonia, Kurland and
Latgale
A comprehensive overview of the Jewish communities of Latvia and Estonia.
Jewish Latvia (Dvinsk, Riga, others) Videos The
Lost Wooden Synagogues of Eastern Europe (including Latvia)
Jewish
Latvian Archives at Kibbutz Shefayim (Israel) Books Relevant to Latvian Jewry Latvian Jewish Organizations, Parties, Institutions and Movements Photos of Latvian Jewish Organizations and Institutions Photos of Latvian Jewish Personalities
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