# Rīgas Horālās sinagogas memoriāls

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The Riga Choral Synagogue Memorial stands in Riga on the excavated remains of a synagogue destroyed during Nazi occupation. Part of the original wall, two stairways, and tiled flooring remain visible.

The Great Choral Synagogue opened in 1871 as a Renaissance-style building celebrated for its choir and cantors. On 4 July 1941, local police set it ablaze under Nazi orders while hundreds of Jews were trapped inside. Up to 300 people may have died in the fire, though the exact number remains unknown. After the war, workers demolished the ruins and paved over the area, leaving its history unmarked for decades. The Jewish community began commemorating the place in 1988, and a larger memorial incorporated the exposed remains in 1993.

A metal menorah with a small Star of David rises above one wall. Plaques in Latvian, Hebrew, and English honour Jews killed in Latvia between 1941 and 1945, while the adjacent Saviors Monument, dedicated in 2007, recalls another part of this history.

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