Photos in Shefayim Archives of Latvian Jewish Organisations and Institutions

Information from the holdings of the Association of Latvian and Estonian Jews at Kibbutz Shefayim is made available by kind permission of the Association and its Archivist, Shlomo Kurlandchik.

Organisations and Institutions
Hashomer Hatza'ir Latvia
Hakshara of various parties
Jewish Scouts in Latvia
"Herzelia"
Socialist Zionists
Zion Youth
HeChalutz [Pioneers]
"Gordonia"
Borochov Youth
Beitar Latvia
Jewish Students in Latvia
Jewish Sport in Latvia
Jewish Schools in Latvia
Jewish Kindergartens
Jewish Communities in Latvia


Organisations and Institutions

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
983 Dvinsk 1929 The Jewish community 15
950 Bolbi 1928 Members of city hall with Jews 15
1024 Zilupe Group of fire fighters 15
Leutzin 1937 Mizrachi committee 15
518 Riga Meeting of Jews in Riga 15
1075 - 1089 Riga 1927 - 1939 The Jewish community 15
3271; 3233; 2460 Riga 1921 - 1930 Bikur Cholim Hospital 15
893 - 904 Riga 1931 - 1937 Young WIZO 15
1325 Riga 1923 Directors of "Haskelat Yehudim" [education of Jews] 15
1922 Riga 1930 "Clothe the naked" [Malbish arumim] 15
926 Riga 1922 "Joint" Riga [The Joint Distribution Committee] 15
1912 Riga Keren Kayemet 15
2347 Riga 1926 The Shalom Aleichem club 15
1054 Rezize Community businessmen 15

Hashomer Hatza'ir Latvia

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
534-40; 553; 3254 Bulbi 1931 - 1934 16
1799 Borovka 1928 16
2834-35 Hasenpoth 1938 16
556-565-566; 1523-26; 1798 Dvinsk 1923 - 1940 16
1805-07;1884-85; 2085 Dvinsk 1930 16
2092-96; 2134-36; 2257 Dvinsk 1930 - 32; 1929 16
2914-15; 3246-3251 Dvinsk 1928 - 1929 With M. Chen 16
543; 2004-2006 Velini 1930 - 1931 16
507-508 Varklein 1934 - 1939 16
490-98 Zilupe 1929 16
542 Jakobstadt 16
522-527; 1638; 1917-19 Libau 1929; 1933-34 16
541; 2127; 2179-82-83 Leutzin 1925 - 1930 16
567 Priel 1933 16
545-552 Korsovka 1924; 1931 16
2097-98 Kraslava 1924; 1931 16
528-533; 2483 Kreisburg 1934 16
509-521; 548-70; 1532-42;555-554; 1848; 2083; 2132 Riga 1926 - 1937 16
499-506; 1662-63; 2051; 2099 Rezize 1929 - 1936 16
1800-04; 2104-09; 2474; 78 Tuckum, Riga 1930 - 1934 Hakshera [Preparation] 16

Hakshara of various parties

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
1985 Griva 1934 Agudat Israel 17
1933; 2008-2009 Auce 1934 "Herzelia" 17
1938 Tuckum 1931 17
1900-1901 Kemri 17
713-27; 2178; 685-712 Riga 1933 - 1938 17
1994-1995-96 Ribinishki Hakshera [Preparation] of Mizrach 17

Jewish Scouts in Latvia

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
824-825 Goldingen 18
827-29; 1315-17; 2170; 2137 Dvinsk 1930 18
3113-3114 Dvinsk 18
3162-64; 3176-3177 Dvinsk 1923 18
1652; 2929-2932 Leuzin 1922 18
826; 2231; 2651; 2670 Libau 1922 18
830; 2968-92; 3123-25 Sigulda 1923 18
815-823; 1665; 1718 Rezize 1923 18
3085 Friedrichstadt 1925 18
808-814; 2103 Riga 1923-1927; 1930 18
2934-36; 3117-19 Riga 18
2101-02; 2113; 2949 Riga 1922 18
2949-54; 2955-60 Riga 1921 - 1922 18
2993-3029; 3063-79; 3086 Riga 1924 18
3030-3037 Riga 1928 18
3082; 3093-97; 3103-06 Riga 1922; 1924; 1925 18
3060-64; 3115-15; 3108; 2962-67 Riga 1923-24; 1927 Baruch Bag with M. Sheinkin with the Scouts 18
3045-48; 3083-89; 3120 Riga 1923-24; 1927 Scouts with Miriam Sheinkin 18
3052-3057; 3080 Riga 1923-24 Baruch Bag director of the Scouts 18
3107 Riga 1923 Scouts with Jabotinsky 18
3112 Riga 1923 Parade of Scouts with the Latvian President J. Caksze 19
3122 Riga 1923 Head of the Latvian Scouts, Gofefer 19
3101-3102 Riga 1925 Head of the Latvian Scouts Wiks, Gofefer 19
3098-3100 Riga 1922-23 Head of the Latvian Scouts Voit V. 19
3091-3092 Riga 1923 Conference of Scout troops 19
3088-3089 Riga 1922 Scouts at the World Conference with Bag 19
3121 Riga 1922 A class of English Scouts 19
3049-3051 Riga 1923 Lithuanian Scouts in Latvia 19
2533; 2937-44; 3090; 3126 Riga 1923 - 1925 Bar Kochba Latvia 19

"Herzelia"

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
892 Windau 1934 20
886-891 Libau 1937 20
868-880 Riga 1930 - 1934 20
881-885 Riga 1937 20

Socialist Zionists

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
747-746; 2034 Dvinsk 1926 - 1931 20
747-748; 1644-45 Libau 1934 20
749-750 Rezize 20
732-736 1927 - 1931 Socialist Zionist Committee 20

Zion Youth

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
646-654 Dvinsk 1922 20
1302; 2055 Dvinsk 1917 20
1636 Libau 20
659; 1664; 1945 Rezize 1925 20
111; 654-658; 660;756-59 Riga 1922 - 1930 20
1763 Riga Conference of Zion Youth 20

HeChalutz [Pioneers]

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
678-683 Dvinsk 1930 21
1273-1284; 2110; 2058 Dvinsk 1918 - 1921 21
1594; 1955; 1983 Dvinsk 1920; 1926; 1927 21
1515 Hasenpoth 21
1577 Libau 1435 21
1979-82 Libau 1920 - 1931 21
1989 Windau 1933 21
728 Kursovka 1934 21
77; 661-675 Riga 1920 - 1930 21
685-712 Riga 1930 - 1938 Hakshara [Preparation] 21
713-27; 1988; 1992 Riga 1933 - 1938 Hakshara Chaklaiit [Agricultural preparation] 21

"Gordonia"

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
831-834 Riga 1929 National Committee 22
835-862 Riga 1929 - 1930 22
2926 With M. Chen 22
1528 - 1529 Riga 1928 - 1932 22
866-867 Dvinsk 1933 22
863-864 Tukum 22
2528-29 Kraslava 1923; 1930 22

Borochov Youth

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
604-35; 2129 Dvinsk 1921 - 31; 1930 22
2230 Dvinsk 1928 Committee 22
639-644 Libau 1925 - 1930 22
636-638 Priel 22
645 Rezize 22
571-603; 1954 Riga 1926 - 1931 22

Beitar Latvia

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
782-87 Goldingen 1925 - 1930 23
788-89 Dvinsk 23
778-781; 1943 Varklein 1927 - 28; 1934-35 23
790; 1653; 2128; 2501 Liuzon 23
806; 1640; 2502 Libau 1640: Reception for Jabotinsky 23
2114 Cecis 1933 23
2500 Goldingen 1930 23
760-777; 792; 1999; 2503; 2567 Riga 23
791; 2091 1938 Beitar's ship "Theodore Herzel" 23
793-805; 1350-63; 1738-41; 1775; 2504-07 Stoki 1925 Hakshara [Preparation] of Beitar 23
807; 1364; 1341-9; 1564-71; 2497 Riga 1924 - 26; 1930 Brit "Trumpeldor" 23

Jewish Students in Latvia

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
1913; 2061; 2678; 2523 Riga 1930's 24
2492-2496 Hashmonaim students with Jabotinsky 24
918-922; 2000; 2176 Riga Vitula Students Association 24
1503-1508; 2001-2002 Riga 1928 - 1929 The "Shachar" student organisation 24
2488 Riga 1927 Socialist students 24
2871 Riga 1922 Jewish medical students 24
2035 Riga 1933 Students from Riga, Kovno and Tartu 24

Jewish Sport in Latvia

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
1213-1217 "Maccabi" Latvia 25
1927 A group of athletes with trainer Markus 25
1997 1938 A group of Latvian footballers 25
1977 1928 The Workers Sport Organisation 25
2857 Dolgitcher, Ber, a boxer 25
1184;2466 Goldingen 1925 "Maccabi" 25
1155-1163;1973-4 Dvinsk 1928; 1926 - 29 Youth atheletes - "Maccabi" 25
1956 1930's Bicycles Kovno-Dvinsk 25
1179-1183; 1871 Varklein 1931 "Maccabi" 25
1968-70;2304;2401;2463 Windau-Ventspils 1930 "Maccabi" 25
1167;168-1687 Tuckum 1931 - 1933 "Maccabi" 25
1212;1169-1173;113-117;119-121 Libau 1925; 1935 "Maccabi" - On the way to the Maccabia 25
1200-1211;1861;1967 Riga 1928 - 1932 Festive sports celebrations 25
2846-2856 1924 - 1928 Baruch Bag with Athletes 25
1971; 2171-72;1164-66;2467 Riga 1924; 1932; 1939 "Maccabi" 25
1579;1872;1174-78;2921 Riga 1932 Riga Footballers 25
118; 1192-1199; 1975 Riga 1933 - 1934 "Hapoel" 25
1770-1771 Riga 1930 Bicyclists 25
157-158;1186-1191 Rezize 1923; 1925 - 1933 25

Jewish Schools in Latvia

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
463; 932-936 Antonopol 1920; 1927 - 1928 R26
406 Libau R26
396-398;1697 Goldingen 1930 - 1932 R26
449 Dagada 1930 R26
408-428-430 Dvinsk 1922 - 1927 - 28 R26
456 Dvinsk 1928 R26
1285-1288 Dvinsk 1933 R26
2954; 2473 Dvinsk 1920 R26
2088;2490;2919 Dvinsk 1927 - 28 R26
2569-2572 Dvinsk With Moshe Amir R26
1514 Hasenpoth R26
399-400;1511-13;1772 Varklein R26
1677-1678 Talsen R26
1684-1685 Tukum R26
450-451;1647-1651 Liuzon 1929; 1934 R26
401-405;466;1641-43;2652-54 Libau 1927 R26
1916-1917 Libau R26
458-461 Libau "Ort" School R26
407 Liwani 1927 R26
431-432 Subbat 1940 - 1941 R27
392-395 Friedrichstadt R27
448 Kuldiga 1931 R27
390-91;455 Kursovka 1930 R27
462;1040-44;1710;2527;2923 Kraslava 1926 - 1930 R27
452 Kreisburg 1929 R27
1045-1053 Ribinishki 1923 - 1932 R27
1909;1910;1929;2007 Riga 1888; 1911 - 1919 The first Jewish schools R27
124-128;211-13;352-53;362-63;1530;1580-85 Riga 1920; 1929 - 30 R27
5-11;347-49;1810-14;2565-60 Riga 1925 - 1931 "Ezra" School R27
74;90-109;324-335;383-88;457;1859-60;1866-67;2508-2515 Riga 1929-33; 1922-36 In the "Gymnasia Haivrit" R27
2562-64;2867 Riga 1926; 1940 R27
2516-2522 Riga "Hamoreh" School R27
1326-27;1965 Riga 1925 - 1930; 1935 Occupational school R27
345-346;2162 Riga 1922 - 1926 Parents' committee with Dubinow R27
125-26 Riga 1934 Committee of the Teachers' Union R27
140-150;160-69;170-177;433-43;147;468-70;1328-37 Rezize 1927-1935; 1922-30; 1932 R27
1656-1661 Rezize R27
178-185 Rezize 1924 - 1931 School teachers R27
350-351 Riga 1925 Yeshiva bochers R27

Jewish Kindergartens

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
1309-1314 Dvinsk R28
3165-3175 Dvinsk 1920's R28
2655 Libau 1928 R28
1552; 1669-1670 Kraslava R28
356-361;467 Riga 1921 - 1922; 1927 R28
1899-1901 Riga 1930 - 34 R28
1905-06 Riga 1928 - 1931 R28
2003;2332-2339;2459 Riga 1920; 1923 - 24; 1930 R28
1318-1322;1904 Rezize 1922 - 1929 R28
2677 Kovno 1931 Kindergarten Teachers' Committee R28

Jewish Communities in Latvia

Photo numbers Place name Dates Comments Page
1392-1394;478 Aknist Memorial Stele; Synagogue R29
2303 Eglina Memorial Stele; Synagogue R29
937-953;534-540 Bulbi 1930 - 1931 R29
1417-1418 Bulbi Memorial Stele R29
954 Borovka 1929 R29
955 - 960; 782-787;2139 Goldingen 1926 - 1930 R29
1184;824-825;2466 Goldingen 1925 "Maccabi"; Scouts R29
1694-1696 Goldingen Synagogue R29
971 Gulbina R29
3232 Gostini 1937 R29
480;962-970 Dankere - Glazmanka R29
972-977;1395-96;481-483 Dagda R29
1596-1602;2116;2118;2121 Dvinsk R29
2254-55;2464;2489;3195 Dvinsk 1929; 1915 R29
476-477;1751;2233;2534 Dvinsk Synagogues R29
289-292;43-51;978-996;1227 Dvinsk 1922 - 1929 People R29
1895-1898;1984;2070;2138 Dvinsk People R29
2169;2349;2569-75;2913-15 Dvinsk 1928 People R29
1285-1288;1326;2490;2919 Dvinsk Schools R29
3165-3175 Dvinsk Schools R29




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