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The Jelgava massacres were the killing of the Jewish population of the city of Jelgava, Latvia that occurred in the second half of July or in early August 1941. The murders were carried out by German police units under the command of Alfred Becu, with a significant contribution by Latvian auxiliary police organized by Mārtiņš Vagulāns . Background.
1905. gada revolūcijas notikumu rezultātā ar viltotu pasi kabatā (nu jau būdams Ludvigs Teodors Lilau) uz Eiropu aizbrauca jauns revolucionārs, bet pēc septiņiem gadiem Latvijā atgriezās akadēmiski izglītots gleznotājs, kuru erudīcijas dēļ kolēģi sauca par sava laika izglītotāko latviešu mākslinieku.
Jelgava. JELGAVA (Ger. Mitau; Rus. (until 1917) Mitava ), city in Zemgale district (Courland), Latvia; formerly capital of *Courland. Jews lived in Jelgava from the late 17 th century, but their residence was endangered with expulsion orders (that were circumvented), and Jewish trade continued to expand. In 1710 they acquired land for a cemetery.
August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein ( Latvian: Augusts Johans Gotfrīds Bīlenšteins; 4 March [ O.S. 20 February] 1826 – 6 July [ O.S. 23 June] 1907) was a Baltic German linguist, folklorist, ethnographer, and theologian. [1] Bielenstein was born in Mitau (Jelgava), where he also died.
The Germans entered Jelgava on August 29, 1941. Many Jews fled with the retreating Red Army. In the first week of occupation five Aktionen were carried out by Einsatzkommando 2 and Latvian police, and many hundreds of Jews were murdered, some burned alive in the synagogues.
LV-300 (1–9); LV-3024; LV-3035. Calling code. (+371) 630. Website. www .jelgava .lv. Jelgava ( pronounced [jælɡava] ⓘ) is a state city in central Latvia about 41 kilometres (25 miles) southwest of Riga. It is the largest town in the region of Zemgale (Semigalia). Jelgava was the capital of the united Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1578 ...
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History. Prehistory. Jelgava is situated in Zemgale plain, which formed by the end of Ice age in the place of Baltic ice lake. Thus, one can say that 6-7 thousand years ago Jelgava was under the water. The oldest camp of wanderers, hunters and fishers, is found 8km to the South from Jelgava; it was a shore of the sea at that time.
