New Jewish cemetery (Riga)
Latvia /
Riga /
Riga /
Lizuma Street, 4
World
/ Latvia
/ Riga
/ Riga
World / Latvia / Riga
cemetery, jewish cemetery, green area
The new Jewish cemetery, used by the Jewish commuity following the Second World War.
The 'New' Jewish cemetery was opened in 1928. Included amongst the memorials in the cemetery are those to Žānis Lipke and his wife Johanne, who between 1941 and 1944 saved 55 Jews; and the Chess champion Mikhail Tal. There is also a monument to Latvian Jewish soldiers who fell in the Latvian War of Independence 1918-1920. The monument, erected in 1935, was damaged by both the Nazi and Soviet occupiers and was reconstructed in 1991-92
The 'New' Jewish cemetery was opened in 1928. Included amongst the memorials in the cemetery are those to Žānis Lipke and his wife Johanne, who between 1941 and 1944 saved 55 Jews; and the Chess champion Mikhail Tal. There is also a monument to Latvian Jewish soldiers who fell in the Latvian War of Independence 1918-1920. The monument, erected in 1935, was damaged by both the Nazi and Soviet occupiers and was reconstructed in 1991-92
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 56°59'20"N 24°12'30"E
- The Prewar Jewish cemetery 6.5 km
- Hebrew cemetery 49 km
- Jewish Cemetery 64 km
- Jewish Cemetery 100 km
- Old Jewish Cemetery 152 km
- Jewish Cemetery 160 km
- Jewish cemetery 218 km
- Jewish cemetery 219 km
- Jewish cemetery 357 km
- Jewish Cemetery 484 km
- Old Quarry 0.6 km
- Rīgas dzirnavnieks wheat mill 0.7 km
- Joint National Armed Forces Headquarters 1 km
- Former Jute Factory 1.3 km
- Šmerļa forest 1.4 km
- Čiekurkalns 2 km
- Teika 2.1 km
- Jugla 2.4 km
- Biķernieki Forest 2.4 km
- Garkalne municipality 10 km