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The burning of the Riga synagogues occurred in 1941, during the first days of the World War II Nazi German occupation of the city of Riga, the capital and largest city in the country of Latvia. Many Jews confined in the synagogues died in the fires, and many other anti-Semitic measures were launched at the same time, ultimately followed by the murder of the vast majority of the Jews of Latvia.

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  • Burning of the Riga synagogues
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  • The burning of the Riga synagogues occurred in 1941, during the first days of the World War II Nazi German occupation of the city of Riga, the capital and largest city in the country of Latvia. Many Jews confined in the synagogues died in the fires, and many other anti-Semitic measures were launched at the same time, ultimately followed by the murder of the vast majority of the Jews of Latvia.
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  • Horalas sinagogas monumenta fragments 1.jpg
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Incident type
  • Intimidation, imprisonment, arson, mob killings, arbitrary executions, forced labor, mass murder
Date
  • July 1941
Memorials
  • At ruins of Great Choral Synagogue in Riga
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  • Ruins of the Great Choral Synagogue, on Gogol Street, in Riga
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Event Name
  • Burning of the Riga synagogues
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Location
  • Riga, Latvia
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  • The burning of the Riga synagogues occurred in 1941, during the first days of the World War II Nazi German occupation of the city of Riga, the capital and largest city in the country of Latvia. Many Jews confined in the synagogues died in the fires, and many other anti-Semitic measures were launched at the same time, ultimately followed by the murder of the vast majority of the Jews of Latvia.
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