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Zanis Lipke Memorial
Abantu bendawo abangu-11 bayatusa,
Indawo
9 Mazais Balasta dambis
Rīga
Amacebiso avela kubantu bendawo
Dace
July 4, 2018
Shows Hebrew shelter above ground in private house during 2 WV.
Lelde
October 11, 2016
A hidden gem. This museum tells the story of Žanis Lipke who saved many lives during WWII.
Dmitrijs
December 3, 2019
The Žanis Lipke Memorial is a memorial museum located on the island of Ķīpsala in Riga, Latvia, at Mazais Balasta dambis, 9. It was opened in 2012 next to the former home of rescuer of Jews Žanis Lipke, where he had arranged a shelter for rescued Jews from the Riga Ghetto during World War II.
Liene
June 28, 2018
This is often left out of city maps. The Lipke Memorial, which is actually not so small, maybe Riga’s best-hidden museum. This concealment is not only factual but also symbolic for this used to serve as a hideaway. In the yard that is the end point of the tiny street, an underground bunker had been dug out. That is where Žanis Lipke had made a hiding place for people saved from the Jewish ghetto. During the Second World War eight to twelve people used this 3x3 meter hole in the ground as a shelter, often for long periods of time. It is important to stress that the German police never found this shelter, Lipke was never caught and none of the people involved was ever betrayed.
This is often left out of city maps. The Lipke Memorial, which is actually not so small, maybe Riga’s best-hidden museum. This concealment is not only factual but also symbolic for this used to serve as a hideaway. In the yard that is the end point of the tiny street, an underground bunker had been…
Liva
September 1, 2022
The memorial of Zanis Lipke is not only a unique architectural object but as well an important artistic expression, which tells the story of a Latvian man, whose bravery and humanity left an important mark on the Latvian Jewish minority.
