The museum “Jews in Latvia” or “Jewish Museum of Riga” was established in 1989 to research, popularize and commemorate the history of Latvia’s Jewish community. The museum’s exhibition is housed in three halls in the historical building of former Jewish theatre.
The visitors of the museum can get acquainted with different aspects of Latvian Jewish history and culture from the beginnings in XVI century and to 1945 – legal status and economic activities, education and religion, political and intellectual pursuits. The special section is dedicated to Holocaust and rescuing of the Jews in Nazi-occupied Latvia.