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Information about Jewish community of Riga (2010)

presented by Michael Palomino

14 September 2010

Riga museum is prepared to be open at Maskavas 14a, Riga

Von: Shamir Latvia <shamir@shamir.lv> An: shamir@shamir.lv  Betreff: Opening of Riga Ghetto Museum, new calendar, data base of children's names & Festival Datum: Tue, 14. Sep 2010 08:19:03

<Dear friends,
Please, find news of Shamir activities below:

Riga  Ghetto  Museum  requests  the  pleasure  of  your company at the opening  ceremony the Museum on September 21, 2010, at 12:00. Address:
Riga, Maskavas 14a, (entrance from Krasta street).

September  1st,  the  new  Jewish  calendar  was released. This unique calendar  is  dedicated  to  the  history of Jewish development during Latvia’s  First  Republic,  a little known theme for today’s readers. http://shamir.lv/en/item/117-jewish_calendar_5771.html

Data  base  of  the  names  of  Jewish  children, who perished in the Holocaust in Latvia http://www.rgm.lv/db/

Full information about Jewish Culture Festival 5771 in Riga, video and photos: http://shamir.lv/en/menu/48-jewish_culture_festival_5771.html

Wishing you a happy and sweet New Year, Rabbi Menachem Barkahan

Religious community "Shamir"  
tel.  + 371 67270827
fax. + 371 67271793
shamir@shamir.lv
www.shamir.lv>

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23 December 2010

Von: Shamir Latvia <shamir@shamir.lv> An: michael.palomino@gmx.ch Betreff: Association "Shamir" in 2010 Datum: Thu, 23. Dec 2010 11:01:59

Information about Jews in Latvia from Rabbi Menachem Barkahan: Ghetto museum has opened

Opening of ghetto museum of Riga
Rabbi Barkahan at the opening of the ghetto museum of Riga	Opening of the ghetto museum, choir
Opening of the ghetto museum, speech of minister of culture Ints Dalderis	Riga's ghetto museum (Latvian: Rīgas Geto Muzejs), sign board
Riga ghetto museum, memorial 01	Riga ghetto museum, memorial 02
Riga ghetto museum, information boards	Rabbi Menachem Barkahan, portrait
Riga ghetto museum, house in bad condition	Riga's ghetto museum (Latvian: Rīgas Geto Muzejs), sign board, close-up

<Dear Friends,

Year 2010 became a very productive but complicated one for association and   religious  community  “Shamir”.  As  an  independent, non-profit organization,   we  rely  on  the  generous  support of our friends to perpetuate  the memory and heritage of previous generations of Latvian  Jews  and  the  Holocaust in Latvia. Now more than ever, we need your  immediate  help, so that we can continue. We have accomplished much -  but   there is so much more still to do, and we thank you for helping  us   continue  our  important  mission  of preserving our history for  future  generations.

In 2010 we have accomplished the following events:

1.       Riga  Ghetto  and  Latvian  Holocaust  museum  was  opened on September  2010
2.       Second International Festival of Jewish culture gathered more than    4  000  visitors  for  10  events  in  Latvia  and  Lithuania, international  celebrities of Jewish music were staring.
3.      March “Steps for Life”, July 04, in memory of 90 000 in Latvia  murdered  Jews gathered about 700 participants from Latvia and abroad in   the  streets  of  former  Riga  ghetto  till  the Gogol synagogue memorial,  where candles ner neshama were lighted.
4.       Street  was named after Chief Rabbi of Riga and Latvia Nathan Barkan,  the first one in Eastern Europe named after an orthodox Rabbi.
5.      “Each  child  has  a  name”.  On September 02 names of 16 000 Jewish   children  killed  in  Latvia in the Holocaust were recited in Vermanes  park.
6.      Jewish  Encyclopedia  of  Latvia.  Literary  editing of 6 000 entries  was completed.

The program for 2011 is to be published in nearest future.

Donations  may  be  wired  to our bank account, by paypal or by check. Association “Shamir” has charity organization certificate.

With respect,
Rabbi Menachem Barkahan>


Website of Riga Ghetto museum (rgm): http://www.rgm.lv/?lang=en
Film about the Riga Ghetto museum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krWyYUdMKG0&feature=player_embedded

Photo sources
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krWyYUdMKG0&feature=player_embedded

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