Images of Museum "Jews in Latvia"
Museum "Jews in Latvia" and its collection
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Museum "Jews in Latvia" in Riga is devoted to the history of jews in Latvia. The museum aims to collect and preserve evidence regarding the community of Latvian Jews from the beginning until the present time. The collection of the museum is exhibited in three different sub exhibitions, namely: Jews in Latvia until 1918, Jews in Latvia between 1918 - 1941 and Jews in Nazi-occupied Latvia. The museum holds over 14,000 items related to the subject, containing documents, photos, books and various other objects. It includes a collection of memoirs, a collection of family photos and materials of various Jewish organisations in the interwar period.