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INTRODUCTION
Today Latvia’s
Jewish community is rebuilding. The majority of Latvian
Jews and Jewish
institutions are in the capital city of Riga. Much smaller
communities
exist in Daugavpils (Dvinsk) and elsewhere. Latvia's Jewish population
of 12-15,000 is a fraction of the 85,000 that lived there before
WWII.
If you live in
a community with Jews from the former Soviet Union, you may
be familiar
with the types of support and services that are needed to build
new
lives in a new country. In Latvia, such immigrants are a majority of
the Jews. Many of us are familiar with the struggles of the elderly.
A portion of
Riga’s Jews, and the majority in some of the smaller Jewish
communities
such as Daugavpils, are elderly.
COMMUNITIES
OVERVIEWS
Jewish
Communities of the World - World Jewish Congress
Jewish
Communities of the Former Soviet Union - Latvia
Lauder
Foundation Activities in Latvia
Restitution
of Jewish Property - by Stuart Eizestat
NCSJ - Advocates on Behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States
and Eurasia
ACCOUNTS
Interview
- Grigoriy Krupnikov, leader of the Jewish Community in Latvia
Jewish Observer of the Ukraine, November 2001
Latvia's
Community Reborn - Jews Foster Renewed Hopes
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix - December 2002
VISITING LATVIA
Touring Jewish Riga / Jewish Latvia
Tour Guide to Jewish Latvia Sites for Hire - in English, Latvian or Russian
A standard Jewish Riga tour is approximately 3-3.5 hours by car, or 4-4.5 hours by public transportation. You may lengthen the tour to add visits to places of special interest to you. Tours outside Riga can be arranged on weekends (or in July-August, on any day).
Contact Ilsa Lenskis at ilensky@gmail.com.
Tour Guide to Jewish Latvia Sites for Hire - in German
Contact the Museum Jews in Latvia. ebreji.latvija@apollo.lv
Guidebook to Jewish sites in Riga
The Jews in Riga: Fragments of the Jewish History of Riga
a brief guide-book with a map for a walking tour
Marger Vesterman
Riga: Museum and Documentation Centre of the Latvian Society of Jewish Culture, 1991.
Russian Edition
Evrei v Rige: fragmenty evreiskoi istorii na karte Rigi
kratkii putevoditel
Marger Vesterman
Riga: Izd. Muzeia i dokumentatsionnogo tsentra Latviiskogo ob-va evreiskoi kultury, 1992.
English or Russian version may be purchased at Jewish Museum housed within the Jewish Community Building, 6 Slokas Street, Riga LV-1322 Latvia.
Jewish Travel Latvia from the Jewish Web Index
http://jewishwebindex.com/travelling_roots1.htm
If you plan to visit Latvia, also visit pages for the various communities as well as the virtual tours of the Rumbula Memorial and Bikernieki Memorial just outside of Riga.
Latvia Overview and Guides
Lonely Planet World Guide - Latvia
Latvia In Your Pocket
A guide for tourists. Available in booklet form at the Riga airport.
Latvia Guide - Commercial Tourism Site
http://eng.meeting.lv/regions/riga.php
U.S. State Department Information Sheet
Consular information sheet for U.S. citizens traveling to Latvia. Also useful to citizens of other countires.
Latvian Embassy in the U.S.A.
 CIA Factbook-Latvia
The CIA profiles foreign countries in its The World Factbook 2002, which may
be accessed on the web. This is interesting and useful information for those planning travel.
Latvian Institute - Information about Latvia
http://www.li.lv
Latvian Institute's Links to Other Sites about Latvia
http://www.li.lv/en/?id=68
Latvian Institute's Promotional Video, Sounds Like Latvia
http://www.li.lv/en/file/vid/sounds_like_latvia.mpg
Riga Guide
http://www.riga.lv/EN/Channels/About_Riga/default.htm
Virtual Tour of Old Riga
http://www.vecriga.info/section/?lang=en
Daugavpils Official Site
English, Latvian, Russian
http://www.daugavpils.lv/?load=1&set_lang=en
Daugavpils Guide
http://eng.meeting.lv/regions/daugavpils.php
Riga Webcam (on the Radisson SAS Hotel in downtown Riga)
http://www.webcamera.lv/whatisthis.htm
Riga This Week - Cultural Events listings, Museums, Sights and Restaurants
The restaurant listings have visitor reviews, so you can know what others thought of each establishment.
http://www.rigathisweek.lv
Travel and Transportation Planning
Hotels - All Latvia Hotels
A description, rating and booking site for all hotels in Latvia.
http://www.allhotels.lv/
Riga Airport (RIX is airport code)
Services, ground transport, schedule and services as well as current arrivals and departures for Latvia's airport.
http://www.riga-airport.com/
Latvia Railway (Latvijas Dzelzcela)
English, Latvian Russian
http://www.ldz.lv/?object_id=861
Riga City Bus (Autoosta)
Fare is 20 centimes (20% of 1 Lat) as of September 2006
Available in Latvian, English, Russian and Deutsche
http://www.autoosta.lv/
Exchange Rates - Bank of Latvia
http://www.bank.lv/eng/main/finfo/notvalkur/
Latvian Language
12 Basic Phrases in Latvian from the BBC
In print and as an MP3 Download
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/latvian.shtml
About 30 Key Phrases, Days of Week and Numbers in Latvian (no audio)
http://www.single-serving.com/Latvian/index.php
Latvian Language Helper
Basic Phrases in Latvian by Category with Audio
http://www.languagehelpers.com/Latvia/latvianlanguage.html
Latvian-English dictionary
http://dictionary.site.lv
Latvian Alphabet and Writing System
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/latvian.htm
Latvian Language Lessons on the Web
http://www.codefusion.com/latvianasp/latonline.asp
Latvian Grammar
http://ai1.mii.lu.lv/lgram-ww/lgrame.htm
http://courses.washington.edu/latvian/basic_latvian/html/grammar_introduction.htm
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