two ghettos in Riga, Latvia, 1941-43
TitleThe two ghettos in Riga, Latvia, 1941-43
Author
Call number940.53180947/0008
Object number10005j
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherRoutledge
Year of publication
1993
Physical descriptionpp181-193
MaterialArticle
ISBN9781563241741
NotesArticle from the book 'The Holocaust in the Soviet Union : studies and sources on the destruction of the Jews in the Nazi-occupied territories of the USSR, 1941-1945'pp 181-193
Description
This article explores the tragic fate of more than 70,000 Jews in Latvia before and during the Second World War. Discusses the poor treatment of Jews by their initial Russian occupiers and local Latvians, and the 'Final Solution' program introduced by the Germans after their invasion of Latvia in 1941. The subsequent 'Latvian' and 'German' ghetttos established by the Nazis ,and the fate of their Jewish occupants, are discussed in detail.