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History of Jewish Latvia - Overview MENU - History Of Jewish Latvia Introduction Histories On The Web Memories Film & Video Well Known Latvian Jews Read More About It Research More About It Related Pages
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
Jews in Latvia by the Latvian Institute
Rabbi Meir Simcha HaKohen of Dvinsk - Brief Biography Part II of Autobiography of Solomon Katzen - The Early Years 1902-23
Isaiah Berlin - Biography and Work Isaiah Berlin - Virtual Library Isaiah Berlin - Thesis Simon Dubnow - Biography Simon Dubnow Institute - English and Deutsch Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook Nechama Leibowitz - Biography from the Jewish Agency for Israel Nechama Leibowitz - Biography from the Jewish Virtual Library Nechama Leibowitz on each Parsha Yeshayahu Leibowitz The Rogatchover Gaon (Rabbi Yoseif Rosen) - Biography Mark Rothko - Biography Rabbi Meir Simcha HaCohen of Dvinsk - Brief Biography Rabbi Meir Simcha HaKohen of Dvinsk - Long Biography Rabbi Meir Simcha HaKohen and the Flooding River
The Light From Dvinsk: Rav
Meir Simcha, the Ohr Somayach Rabbinic
Bibliography – Latvia History
of Latvian Jews Review of History of Latvian Jews, by Arlene Beare of JewishGen.org A comprehensive Latvia History
bibliography may be found at Jewishgen.org’s Latvia
SIG page.The preceding titles are selections from that page with abridged Ebreji Latvija (Jews in Latvia) by Mendels Bobe A comprehensive history of Latvian Jewry, covering the regions of Latvia (Kurland, Livonia and Latgale), history from the time of Catherine II through the Holocaust and the postwar Soviet period, and cultural and political life. Discusses the history and characteristics of the three regions of Latvia--Livonia, Kurland and Latgale -- and the differences in the Jewish experiences within each region. Latvia - Synagogues and Rabbis (Latvija - Sinagogas Un Rabini) 1918-1940 This volume provides historical photos of Latvia's synagogues in the interwar period, organized by city or shtetl. Most of these synagogue buildings no longer exist. Some photos of synagogue related documents are included. Photos are accompanied by text about each location and synagogue. Separate sections include capsule biographies of rabbis (rabini), cantors (kantori) and ritual slaughterers (sehteri). Ordering information and table of contents will be posted in late 2006. Postcard Set -- Synagogues of Latvia 1918-1940 Latvia - Map of Memorial Places of Jewish History This map of Latvia uses special markers to indicate the types of Jewish sites in each location. Under the map there is an alphabetical list of locations, and a brief description of each site at each location. The reverse side contains a short history of Jews for 66 different locations in Latvia, listed alphabetically. Most location histories include a photo of a synagogue (from Latvia - Synagogues and Rabbis, listed above) and/or cemetery. Ordering information will be added to this listing in late 2006. Children of Latvia Draw Old Synagogues - Catalogue Drawings by non-Jewish Latvian schoolchildren of synagogues that no longer exist, in memory of Latvian Jewish communities annihilated in the Holocaust. Jewish Cemeteries in Latvia (Ebreju Kapsetas Latbija) This book, organized by community name, includes photos of cemeteries and a few tombstones as well as historical photos of communities. The text for each community describes the settlement, history and population of Jews there and a brief history of the cemetery as well as its exact location. Outstanding Jewish Personalities in Latvia Photos and brief biographies of historical and contemporary Jewish personalities associated with Latvia. Ordering information and table of contents will be added to this listing in late 2006.
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
The Holocaust in Latvia - Overview Jewish Histories of specific shtetls and cities This site links to information on the web about Rumbula and related topics. We are not responsible for the information provided at linked pages.
Copyright 2002- by Rumbula.org, a project of Luminescence Media Group NFP, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation.
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