December 2, 2003 LETA
 
 

Press review

 
 

Sources:

in Latvian:
Diena (D); Neatkariga Rita Avize (NRA); Lauku Avize (LA); Dienas Bizness (DB); Latvijas Vestnesis (LV); Vakara Zinas (VZ); Sports (S); Rigas Balss (RB); Latvijas Radio 1 (LR1); Latvijas Radio (LR2); LTV1; LTV7; LNT; TV3; TV5

in Russian:
Tchas (T); Bizness & Baltija (BB); Vesti Segodnja (VS); Telegraf (TEL); Panorama Latvii (PL); Kommersant Baltic Daily (KBD), Vecernaja Riga (VR); Latvijas Radio 4 (LR4)

The director of the Simon Wiesentahl centre in Jerusalem, Ephraim Zuroff, has condemned the Prosecutor's Office of Latvia, as searching of Karlis Brazuss, who is accused in execution of Jews, has ended unsuccessfully. The Prosecutor's Office found information of some resident of Bauska concerning Brazuss as untruthful. During the investigation, it was found out that Brazuss was baking bread during the wartime, and not executing Jews. In addition, relatives of Brazuss, who died seven years ago in Canada, are indignant about those accusations. (LTV1)

On November 30, the Council of Latvian Jewish Communities held memorial measures in honour to the 62nd anniversary of the mass execution of Jews in autumn of 1941 in Rumbula, when over 25,000 Jews were killed. Several well-known representatives of Jewish community participated in those memorial measures, including the Israeli Ambassador to Latvia, Gary Koren. (LA(p))

The newspaper republishes an interview of Ephraim Zuroff, previously published by Vesti Segodnja, where he blames Latvian law enforcement institutions about unwillingness to investigate Nazi crimes, committed by Latvian citizens. (LA(p))

The newspaper published an interview with Ephraim Zuroff, who talks about his visit to Bauska and Latvia in general, reproaches to Latvian law enforcement institutions, the Last Chance campaign etc. (LA(p))

The head of the History Section of the Bauska Regional History and Art Museum, Aigars Urtans, in his article provides information about the mass execution of Jews in summer of 1941 in Bauska, which has recently caused huge resonance in the society, as Larisa Grekova and Ephraim Zuroff accused Karlis Brazuss in this crime. (D)

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