Ghetto Stories. Riga

Ghetto Stories. Riga (2013)

Geto stāsti. Rīga

The story of the German occupation of Latvia and one of Rīga’s major 20th century historical tragedies, which will be remembered by the people of Rīga forever. French teacher Riva Šefere, lawyer Aleksandrs Bergmanis, music teacher Gabriela Paraša, film historian Valentīna Freimane and historian and founder of the museum “Jews in Latvia” Marģers Vetermanis are just a few of the 30 000 Latvian Jews who were imprisoned in the Riga ghetto. These are eyewitness memories of the holocaust that need to be told.

Date of release
2013-04-17
Runtime
1h 1m
Genres
Documentary, History
Director
Linda Olte

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