Burning of the Riga synagogues
The burning of the Riga synagogues occurred in 1941, during the first days of the World War II Nazi German occupation of the city of Riga, the capital and largest city in the country of Latvia. Many Jews confined in the synagogues died in the fires. Many other anti-Semitic measures were launched at the same time, ultimately followed by the murder of the vast majority of the Jews of Latvia.
| Burning of the Riga synagogues | |
|---|---|
Ruins of the Great Choral Synagogue, on Gogol Street, in Riga | |
| Location | Riga, Latvia |
| Date | July 1941 |
| Incident type | Intimidation, imprisonment, arson, mob killings, arbitrary executions, forced labor, mass murder |
| Perpetrators | Franz Walter Stahlecker, Viktors Arājs, Herberts Cukurs |
| Organizations | Nazi SS, Arajs Kommando |
| Memorials | At ruins of Great Choral Synagogue in Riga |
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