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At the Jewish Museum of Latvia Born Meiers Joffe in Vitebsk, like another famous colleague, the painter Mihails Jo lived most of his life in Riga, where he pursued many other artistic activities as a graphic designer, theatre set designer, teacher and art critic. Using decorative elements, drawings and book illustrations, the exhibition presents this creative diversity. Some of the works are ...
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At the Riga Jewish Community House Students from the Jurmala School of Art are exhibiting their work in the Riga Jewish Community House. An initiative in keeping with the tradition of this art school, where artists study the history, culture and art of a country in order to create works of art. More than 200 schoolchildren took part in the project. Exhibition of works of the Jurmala Art ...
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Maskavas iela 471, Latgales priekspilseta, Riga LV-1063
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Līksnas iela 1, Latgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1003
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Archaeologists have discovered an oil lamp dating from the 4th century. A menorah was found on it. Documentary evidence of Jews living in Augsburg dates from 1212. Records from the second half of the 13th century show a well-organized community, and mention the Judenhaus (1259), the synagogue and cemetery (1276), the ritual bathhouse, and “dancehouse” for weddings (1290). ...
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Riga, 6 Skolas Street, LV-1010 +371 67 283484 https://www.jewishmuseum.lv/
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The Jewish community of Latvia traces its origins to the middle of the fourteenth century. Numbering today some 15000 persons, it developed in the principalities of Kurland and Livonia, territories that have often changed hands. The presence here of Baltic barons contributed to the Germanization of the country and placed the Jews themselves under this cultural influence. The gradual ...
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