Honoring Memory…
and building community across generations.
Yizkor: Sun. Nov. 23
Our annual in-person Yizkor service and luncheon will take place in New York City on Sun. Nov. 23, 2025. For more information, email jewishsurvivorsoflatvia@gmail.com.
The Latvian Jewish Courier
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Articles from recent editions of The Latvian Jewish Courier
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Gertrude Schneider: Writer, Scientist, Historian
Article by Ivar Brod, translated by Aviva Solovey The Latvian Jewish Courier Vol. 39, Issue 1 – August 2025 In the fall of 2010, we began to compile articles about outstanding Jews from Latvia to be included in the Latvian Jewish Encyclopedia, planned for publishing by the Shamir Society in Riga. The following is an…
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Book Presentation: Prominent Latvian Jews in the USA
Based on materials from the Latvian Press The Latvian Jewish Courier Vol. 39, Issue 1 – August 2025 On February 26, the Academic Library of the University of Latvia hosted a presentation of the book Prominent Latvian Jews in the USA. The book brings together portraits and life stories of Jewish figures born in Latvia…
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We Were in Riga on July 4th
Article by Bez Neihausen and Adam Evenstein The Latvian Jewish Courier Vol. 38, Issue 1 – August 2024 We flew in from two different parts of the world and met up in Riga, Latvia – where our grandparents and their families all came from, before they immigrated to the United States in 1972. We are…