Viktors Arājs himself, personally responsible for the deaths of thousands of Jews, became a key part of the Latvian Legion.

Bruns said that a “mile-long line of women and children were marched from the Riga Ghetto to a near-toy forest where, at gun-point, they were forced to disrobe. Then they were lined up in front ...

The Riga Ghetto Museum did not have to pay any rent for 10 years. Now the city wants to charge it $12,000 a month. (JTA) — The Riga Ghetto Museum, one of the Latvian capital’s three Holocaust ...

Similarly, the Museum of the Riga Ghetto and Holocaust is a sobering visit, but one that’s well worth carving out the time to do. Free (though there is the option to purchase tickets for €5 to ...

Manfred Goldberg, now 94, was sent to the Riga ghetto in Latvia with his mother and younger brother. He went on to be sent to five labour camps over the course of World War Two, including more ...