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Jewish city tour of Riga,
the hidden gem of the Baltic
Thursday, September 19
USA 12:00 pm PT / 3:00 pm ET
UK 8:00 pm / France 09:00 pm / Israel 10:00 pm
The talk will last approximately 90 minutes
About this talk
Join us for a virtual walking tour of Riga, once dubbed the 'Paris of the North', with our "Jewish Baltics" expert Daniel Gurevich. Latvia's capital is an architectural gem of gothic, renaissance, baroque and Art Nouveau buildings, and its Old Town was declared a UNESCO Heritage site in 1997.
The Jewish history of Riga reaches as far back as the 13th century, but it wouldn't be for at least 200 more years that Jews would make an economic impact. An interesting fact is that in the late 1920s, Riga became the center of the global Lubavitch movement due to its leader, R. Yosef Yitzhak Schneerson, who received citizenship and protection by the Latvian government after being exiled from the Soviet Union.
The city recently emerged from behind the Iron Curtain, and is still playing catch-up with the rest of western Europe. Contrasts abound. A five-minute walk from the historic Old Town will take you either to stunning Art Nouveau structures designed by Jewish architect Mikhail Eisenstein or to crumbling wooden houses, to a modern architectural masterpiece or to a brutalist soviet bloc. Come and discover this hidden gem with us.
About Daniel
Daniel Gurevich was born in Vilnius in 1979 and made
Aliya to Israel in 1997 before returning to Lithuania and becoming an expert in
the travel industry.
Today he is the General Manager of his own family
business, the Travel Agency Jerulita. His tours are conducted in Hebrew, English, Russian and
Lithuanian, and focus on Jewish heritage, religion, history and culture in the Baltic States. Holocaust
and relations between Jews and local people are subjects of his particular
interest and in which he does personal research. Architecture, especially Art
Nouveau, is one of his specialties.
He really enjoys working with people and every tour gives him new energy for the next one.
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You will be asked to select one of these options:
General admission - $18
Supported admission - $9
Sponsor this talk - $36
With your contribution you will also be donating to the youth club ILAN in Vilnius. This local Jewish community organization does a great job bringing Jewish values to our children.