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Latvia

Jewish population prior to the Holocaust 1939 – 90,000
1941 – 70,000
Jews murdered in the Holocaust 67,000
Operation Last Chance launched July 11, 2002 in Riga


Wiesenthal Center Denounces March of Latvian Waffen-SS Veterans; Chief Nazi Hunter Participates in Anti-March Demonstration
March 16, 2010 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center Blasts Baltic Campaign to Equate Communism and Nazism; Calls for International Effort to Thwart Initiatives That Distort Holocaust History
July 13, 2009 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center: Riga March Honoring Latvian SS Legion Symptomatic of Latvia’s Failure to Fully Recognize Horrors of Nazi Regime and Latvian Participation in Holocaust Crimes
March 17, 2008 (PR)

In Wake of Wiesenthal Center Protest, Latvian Prosecutor to Face Disciplinary Measures
December 1, 2003 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center’s “Operation: Last Chance” Completes First Year; Yields Information on 241 Suspects; 55 Names Submitted to Prosecution Agencies
September 2, 2003 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center’s “Operation: Last Chance” Completes First Year in Latvia; Yields Information on 38 Latvian Suspects; 10 Names Submitted to Procurator-General for Formal Investigation
July 22, 2003 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center announces receipt of names of 37 suspected Nazi war criminals in Latvia in response to "Operation: Last Chance"
April 9, 2003 (PR)

Wiesenthal Center Protests Refusal of Latvian Newspaper to Publish Ad Offering Reward for Information against Nazi War Criminals
March 13, 2003 (PR)

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