What's New?

2009: June

2008: December   July   March   February   January

2007: July   March   February   January

2006: December   November   October   September   August   May

2005: September

2003: December   November   March

This describes additions made to www.Rumbula.org since January 2003. When content was added to individual pages, those pages are listed (rather than the specific content) in the interest of brevity.

JUNE 2009 UPDATES

NEW PAGES ADDED

  Statement of Gabriel Ziwjan, Escaped Riga Ghetto Jew: Report of 1942 to U.S. Consul in Geneva, Switzerland

PAGES UPDATED

Heroes Who Saved Lives
Added information about saviors Janis and Johanna Lipke, and Robert and Johanna Seduls. Includes a link to The Zanis Lipke Memorial Association. Also includes a link to press articles and summaries of articles in English and Russian announcing the building of a Lipke memorial.

Jewish Latvia Today - Overview
In the Communities section, added a listing for the new web site of the Jewish Community of Latvia.

Riga Ghetto
In the Accounts, Descriptions and Survivors section, added a link to a PDF copy of Riga Ghetto escapee Gabriel Ziwjan's 1942 testimony statement to the United States consul in Geneva, Switzerland about mass murders of Jews throughout Nazi occupied Latvia.

Visiting Jewish Latvia
In the Touring Jewish Latvia section, added a listing for the new Jewish Travel Agency in Latvia, an initiative of the Jewish Community of Latvia.

DECEMBER 2008 UPDATES

NEW PAGES ADDED

  Selma Metzger Winkler Bears Witness

PAGES UPDATED

Riga Ghetto
Added link to the Winkler account listed above.

JULY 2008 UPDATES

PAGES UPDATED

Riga Today
Added link to Israel: History in Pictures exhibition opening at the Jewish Community Center.

MARCH 2008 UPDATES

NEW VIRTUAL TOURS ADDED

  2006 Hannukah Celebration in Riga Virtual Tour

FEBRUARY 2008 UPDATES

NEW PAGES ADDED

Alexandra Dagarova-Noim Honored as Righteous Gentile in Tribute in Boston in April 2007

Salispils Concentration Camp

NEW VIRTUAL TOURS ADDED

  Virtual tour of the dedication of the Saviors Monument in Riga, Latvia, July 4, 2007.

 Virtual tour of Latvia - Synagogues and Rabbis (Latvija - Sinagogas Un Rabini) 1918-1940 book listing.

PAGES UPDATED

Acknowledgements
Added Jewish Community of Latvia and Ivar Brod to list of original content providers.

Daugavpils Today

History of Jewish Latvia - Overview

Holocaust Overview & Locations

Liepaja Jewish History

Riga Jewish History

Riga Today

Support Jewish Latvia
Added links to Association of Latvian and Estonian Jews in Israel newsletters.

Added links to pages about the towns of Talsi, Tukums, and Valdemarpils on the History of Jewish Latvia menu.

JANUARY 2008 UPDATES

PAGES UPDATED

Latvian War Criminals - Activities Today
Added European information for reporting suspected war criminals.

JULY 2007 UPDATES

PAGES UPDATED

Heroes Who Saved Lives
Added Monument to Latvians who Sheltered Jews section.

Riga Today
Added Special Events section.

Support Jewish Latvia
Added information regarding the Fifth World Reunion of Latvian Jewry.

MARCH 2007 UPDATES

NEW PAGES ADDED

 Photo of Rauchvarger School Classmates in 1937 and their Fates in Riga

PAGES UPDATED

Riga Ghetto
Added link to Riga Ghetto page at www.death-camps.org.

FEBRUARY 2007 UPDATES

NEW VIRTUAL TOURS ADDED

  Virtual tour of the Jews in a Changing World Conference, September 2006 in Riga.

  Virtual tour of the displays inside the Jewish Community building at Skolas 6 in Riga.

  Virtual tour of the Jewish Survivors of Latvia annual meeting in New York, November 2006.

JANUARY 2007 UPDATES

NEW VIRTUAL TOURS ADDED

  Virtual tour of the 2006 Rumbula Commemoration Ceremony at the Rumbula Forest Memorial.

PAGES UPDATED

Heroes Who Saved Lives
Added many names to listing of righteous Gentiles who saved Jews in Latvia.

DECEMBER 2006 UPDATES

PAGES UPDATED

Acknowledgements
Added listings of sites that link to Rumbula.org.

History Of Jewish Latvia
Added and updated links. Also updated photo of Rabbi Meir Simcha HaKohen.

Jewish Latvia Today
Added links to the Visiting Latvia section.

Liepaja-The Holocaust
Added section about Skede mass graves with links to aerial photos of the grave site today.

Remembering Rumbula
Added names to web memorial.

Riga Today
Updated link to Bikur Holim hospital.

NOVEMBER 2006 UPDATES

NEW VIRTUAL TOURS ADDED

  Dvinsk (Daugavpils) Before WW II Virtual Tour

PAGES UPDATED

All Pages at www.Rumbula.org
Added "Search Rumbula.org" toolbar under left menu

Acknowlegements
Added listings and links.

Daugavpils Jewish History
Added link to pre-WW II Dvinsk Virtual Tour.

History of Jewish Latvia - Overview
In Read More About It section, added detailed listings for 7 recent books and publications available in English, Latvian and Russian. Updated an existing book's listing.

Holocaust in Latvia - Overview
Added menu item for, information about and link to Latvian Holocaust Jewish Names Project

Jewish Genealogy in Latvia
Added 10 recommended activities to research Latvian ancestors at JewishGen.org.
Added links to Yad Vashem, ShtetlSeekers, Latvian State Archives, and Latvian Holocaust Jewish Names Project.

Jewish Latvia Today
Expanded Visiting Latvia section to include 20 new listings and links. These include a tour guide for hire, the Latvian Institute's video about Latvia as well as information about money exchange, hotels, the airport, trains and city buses in Riga. There is also a new section with information about the Latvian Language.

Riga Ghetto
Added photo of the Riga Ghetto.

Riga Today
Replaced one-line links to Riga's Jewish Museum, Synagogue, Chabad, Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Latvia with several paragraphs of description each, and in many cases multiple links each. Added a menu item on the Riga Today page for each of these Riga Jewish Institutions.

Support Jewish Latvia
Added menu item for, information about and link to Latvian Holocaust Jewish Names Project

OCTOBER 2006 UPDATES

NEW PAGES ADDED

 Akniste Killings and Graves

NEW VIRTUAL TOURS ADDED

  Akniste Virtual Tour

PAGES UPDATED

Holocaust Overview & Locations
Added link to:
Akniste page under Killing Sites heading.

SEPTEMBER 2006 UPDATES

NEW PAGES ADDED

 History of the Soviet Era Rumbula Marker

PAGES UPDATED

Holocaust - Remembering Rumbula - Read More About It
Added book excerpt:
The Nazis Arrive in Riga (chapter 3), from Endless Miracles, by Jack Ratz.

Holocaust - Riga Ghetto - Read More About It
Added book excerpt:
The Nazis Arrive in Riga (chapter 3), from Endless Miracles, by Jack Ratz.

Latvian Jewish History Overview -- Well Known Latvian Jews
Replaced broken links:
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook with functioning links

Latvian Jewish History Overview -- Read More About It
Updated listing for The Jews in Latvia

Never Again
Revised text and added links for:
Genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzogovina; and for world hunger and death by starvation

For Teachers
Replaced MSWord documents with identical versions in PDF file format

Support Jewish Latvia
Updated listing for Jewish Survivors of Latvia (JSLA)
Added listing for the Association of Latvian and Estonian Jews in Israel

AUGUST 2006 UPDATES

NEW PAGES ADDED

Crisis in the Congo

Acknowledgements

PAGES UPDATED

The Holocaust in Latvia - Overview
Added link to:
Extermination of the Latvian Jews 1941
by Margers Vestermanis

The Holocaust in Latvia -Liepaja
Added link to:
Liepaja by Edward Anders
from Encyclopaedia of the Holocaust

Added link to:
The Killing Fields of Skede, which includes photos

Heroes Who Saved Lives
Added link to:
The Savers - Frank Gordon at Centropa Quarterly

Added link to:
The Saviours and the Saved, a 29 minute documentary

Jewish Latvia Today - Riga
Added link to:
Jewish Museum and Documentation Centre - History and Commentary
Crimes Against Humanity Web Site

Well Know Latvian Jews
Added links to:
Rabbi Meir Simcha HaKohen of Dvinsk - Long Biography
Rabbi Meir Simcha HaKohen and the Flooding River
Isaiah Berlin - Biography and Work
Isaiah Berlin - Virtual Library
Isaiah Berlin - Dignity is Everything - Isaiah Berlin and his Jewish Identity (128 pages)
Simon Dubnow - Biography
Simon Dubnow Institute - English and Deutsch
Nechama Leibowitz - Biography from the Jewish Agency for Israel
Nechama Leibowitz - Biography from the Jewish Virtual Library
Nechama Leibowitz on each Parsha
Yeshayahu Leibowitz
The Rogatchover Gaon (Rabbi Yoseif Rosen) - Biography
Mark Rothko - Biography

MAY 2006 UPDATES

New Pages Added

Save Lives in Darfur

Pages Updated

Never Again
Added link to Darfur genocide page.

Remembering Rumbula
Added link to A Time in Silence a short fictional film in which Rumbula Forest plays a key role.

 

SEPTEMBER 2005 UPDATES

Pages Updated

The Holocaust in Latvia - Liepaja
Updated links to Ed Anders' site to reflect new location and pages. Deleted link to chapter 9 of Andrew Ezergailis' book, which is no longer on the web.

History of Jewish Latvia -Liepaja Jewish History
Deleted link to chapter 9 of Andrew Ezergailis' book, which is no longer on the web.

 

DECEMBER 2003 UPDATES

New Pages Added

 Memories of a 13 Year Old Boy - Michael Kor
The Riga Ghetto and Rumbula

Pages Expanded

The Holocaust in Latvia - Liepaja
Dedication of Libau Memorial Wall and Renovation of Cemetery.

 

NOVEMBER 2003 UPDATES

New Pages Added

Rumbula Yahrzeits - A Web Memorial

Pages Expanded

Heroes Who Saved Lives
The list of the Righteous Among Nations from Latvia from Yad Vashem was added.

MARCH 2003 UPDATES

New Pages Added

Launch Page
Dagda Jewish History
Daugavpils Jewish History
Einsatzgruppen-Mobile Killing Units
Heroes Who Saved Lives
Holocaust Overview & Locations
Holocaust Resources
Jewish Jurmala Today
Latvian War Criminals-Activities Today
Liepaja-The Holocaust
Liepaja Jewish History
Life Saving Gift Fund
Oral Histories of Survivors
Remembering Those Killed at Bikernieki Forest
Riga Jewish History
Support Jewish Latvia
Whats New?

 

Pages Consolidated

History of Jewish Latvia is a consolidated page and now includes Jewish Latvia Before WWII (previously a separate page).

New Virtual Tours Added

  Jewish Riga Virtual Tour

  Riga Virtual Tour

  The Countryside Virtual Tour

  Virtual Tour of Bikernieki Memorial in Latvia

  Virtual Tour of Daugavpils

  Virtual Tour of Jurmala

  Virtual Tour of Rumbula Memorial Dedication Ceremony

New Online Video on the Web Added on These Pages

Liepaja-The Holocaust
Einsatzgruppen-Mobile Killing Units
Latvian War Criminals-Activities Today

New Photographs Added on These Pages

Heroes Who Saved Lives
Liepaja-The Holocaust
Riga Ghetto

New Book Excerpts Added on These Pages

Daugavpils Jewish History
History of Jewish Latvia
Holocaust Overview & Locations
Liepaja-The Holocaust
Liepaja Jewish History
Remembering Rumbula
Riga Jewish History

All Pages

New content was added to each existing page.

Navigation

Revised main menu, added sub-menus and a menu at the top of each page.

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