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Tag: Latvia

0 History Politics

Bundism in the Baltics (1918-1940)

Sam Aronow · 3 Oct

The video explores the rise and influence of Bundism in the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia between 1918 and 1940.

0 Holocaust History

Latvia again closes case against ‘Butcher of Riga,’ tied to mass murder of Jews

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 25 Apr

Herbert Cukurs, a key figure in the Nazi-aligned Arajs Kommando responsible for mass murders during World War II, has once again seen legal charges dropped against him in Latvia.

0 Holocaust History

Nearly 4,000 Jews died at Jungfernhof, a Nazi camp in Latvia. This artist is fighting for a memorial to them.

Deborah Lynn Blumberg in JTA · 17 May 2024

Karen Frostig, an artist and descendant of Holocaust victims from the Jungfernhof camp in Latvia, has been on a mission to establish a memorial for the nearly 4,000 Jews who perished there, including her grandparents.

0 Holocaust Politics

In a shift, Latvia and Lithuania are paying Holocaust survivors and heirs for their stolen property

Shira Li Bartov in Forward · 19 Dec 2023

Latvia and Lithuania have enacted laws that allow Holocaust survivors and their descendants to apply for restitution of stolen property.

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Holocaust gravesites identified in Latvia and Netherlands using contemporary technology

LMarkoe in Forward · 25 Aug 2023

New technology has been used to identify Holocaust gravesites in Latvia and the Netherlands.

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Jewish Lives · 25 Jun 2021

In this episode of the Jewish Lives Podcast, Annie Cohen-Solal discusses the life and work of Mark Rothko, a renowned painter of the 20th century.