Museum Jewish of Daugavpils and Latgale
Museum Jewish of Daugavpils and Latgale
Museum Jewish of Daugavpils and Latgale
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The museum exposition tells about Jewish life and living traditions in Latgale and Daugavpils since 1935. The exposition represents the change in the number of Jews, sibling's stories in photos, household and religious items as well as a variety of publications: magazines, calendars and books about Jews life in Daugavpils and Latgale. Ethnographer Joseph Rochko provides every guest of Daugavpils city and interested people with the opportunity to get acquainted with the synagogue and exposition, to learn interesting an amazing stories about local Jewish families, historical aspects of Jewish life, worship traditions, the role of the altar of the synagogue etc. The visitors of the exposition and the synagogue can donate something to the synagogue, booking in advance by phone or e-mail.
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Aug 2023
The history of Daugavpils is intertwined with the history of the Latvian jews. A very friendly man was happy to show me around and share interesting stories about both the cities jews and judaism in general. There is no charge, but you should bring some cash to put in the donation box. If you want to have a english-speaking guide you should contact them beforehand.
Written August 3, 2023
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Beijing, China1,010 contributions
Aug 2022
The Jews were THE most important ethnic group in this town for many decades, and at some point were close to 50% of the population - definitely more than Latvians. There were 40 synagogues in this town only and most of the businesses were owned by Jews. This synagogue, which was renovated thanks to the Ratko family from the US, is the only significant symbol of this bygone era. Mr. Iosif Rachko, who despite his age is full of vitality, will show you around the place and lecture you about the history of the community. You will get to see an amazing array of photos and information, and if you are not that interested, he will not be offended. A sweet and super knowledgeable person. It was a moving visit for us, you come out understanding a bit more of how this community grew, dwindled and then almost totally disappeared at the hands of the the Nazis and their local Latvian cruel collaborators as well as the Soviets, who after taking over the area, made a lot of effort to erase what was left. Definitely worth a visit.
Written August 29, 2022
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