Riga Jewish History Tour

itect Mikhail Eisenstein and in one of the buildings was born philosopher Isaiah Berlin.

ame shape as 80 years ago in the WW II time.

cal Latvian Jews were herded into the basement of the synagogue which was then intentionally burned to the ground. There is a momorial place today.

During the events which took place on the 30th of November and the 8th of December of 1941, more than 25,000 people were killed in the Rumbula forest, including approximately a thousand of Jews who were deported from Germany. A complete memorial was opened on the 29th of November 2002.

e Riga Ghetto, the Holocaust in Latvia and Jewish life in Latvia before the Holocaust.

he Synagogue was built 1903-1905 and designed in the Art Nouveau style with Ancient Egyptian motives.