Latvia
After fight with city council, Riga’s Holocaust museum lives to see another day
“We turned the world upside down,” said Aelita Fitingoff, a Latvian-born Jew and Yiddish musician who now lives in the United States.
Hundreds Join Nazi War Veterans In Latvia March
An annual march by local veterans of two SS divisions that made up the Latvian Legion during World War II.
Nazi Waffen SS Veterans Join Ultranationalist March in Latvia
Several hundred ultranationalists, including seven veterans of Nazi Germany’s Waffen SS, marched through Riga on the independence day of the Baltic nation of Latvia.
21 Lost Latvia Synagogues Recreated as Scale Models
Decades after their destruction by the Nazis, Latvia’s lost synagogues have been recreated in detailed model form as part of efforts to recapture and document the once-rich Jewish life in the Baltic country.
Israel Slams Latvian Show Celebrating Life of Alleged Nazi War Criminal
Israel’s Foreign Ministry slammed the production in Latvia of a show celebrating the life of alleged Nazi war criminal Herbert Cukurs.
Latvian Nursery School Posts 'No Jews' Sign
The entrance to a nursery school in Latvia owned by an traditionalist lawmaker featured a German-language sign that advertised the establishment as being “Jew-free.”
Latvian Nazi SS Veterans March in Annual Riga Parade
Latvians who fought in the local unit of Nazi Germany’s Waffen SS held their annual parade on Sunday, an event which the government feared could raise tensions with Russia as former Soviet states watch events in Ukraine with growing concern
Latvia Minister Fired for Nazi Veterans March
Latvia’s prime minister said she would fire a cabinet minister planning to march with local SS veterans.
Latvia Warns Against Nazi Veterans March Amid Ukraine Tension
Latvia’s government warned people to avoid an annual march of World War Two Waffen SS veterans through its capital Riga on Sunday, citing tensions over Ukraine.
Latvia President Balks at Holocaust Event During Shimon Peres Visit
Latvian President Andris Berzins has yet to confirm his participation in a memorial ceremony for Jewish Holocaust victims during President Shimon Peres’ visit to Latvia next week.