LatviaVēsture un kultūra 205 · Latvian history and culture
What happened in Riga on 4 July 1941, the day that Latvia commemorates as the Remembrance Day for the Victims of the Genocide of the Jewish People?
In the exam (Latvian)
Kas notika Rīgā 1941. gada 4. jūlijā – dienā, ko Latvijā piemin kā ebreju tautas genocīda upuru piemiņas dienu?
- aThe Jewish ghetto was set up in RigaRīgā tika izveidots ebreju geto
- bThe Rumbula massacre beganSākās Rumbulas slaktiņš
- cThe Great Choral Synagogue was burned downTika nodedzināta Lielā horālā sinagogaCorrect answer
Why?
On 4 July 1941 the Great Choral Synagogue in Riga was burned down, and people died in it. The Riga ghetto was set up later the same year, and the Rumbula massacre took place in November and December.
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