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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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Revaliucyjnaja vulica 10, Viciebsk
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The Republic of Belarus is a state formed of the disintegration of the Soviet Union. It has retained, however, close ties to Moscow. Historically, Belarus belonged to Lithuania in the fourteenth century, Poland in the fifteenth, and later the Russian Empire in the late eighteenth century. From 1920 to 1939, its western regions (including Grodno and Brest-Litovsk) were integrated within ...
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The visitor to Eastern Europe hoping to discover a rich Jewish architectural heritage must remember that what was once the center of Judaic cultural and religious life in Europe -principally in Lithuania between the eighteenth century and the Shoah- had disappeared beyond ruins and cemeteries. The complete eradication of a Jewish presence, the sworn objective of the Nazis, was conducted with ...
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