Zanis Lipke Memorial Museum

The Žanis Lipke Memorial is a memorial museum located in Riga, Latvia, at Mazais Balasta dambis, 9.

It was inaugurated in 2012 next to the former home of Jewish rescuer Žanis Lipke, where he had organized a shelter for Jews rescued from the Riga ghetto during World War II.

At the beginning of the Second World War, Zanis Lipke hid the first Jewish refugees in temporary hiding places in different locations in Riga. During the winter of 1941/1942 hosting people in hiding places in Riga and his own house became too dangerous, so he started building a shelter under the woodshed next to his house.

In January 1942 he dug the first bunker himself, working at night. At first this bunker housed four people.

In 1942 it collapsed when the spring thaw began. Zanis Lipke immediately built a better-designed replacement.

This improved bunker housed 8-12 Jews at a time, from 1942 to the summer of 1944.

After the war, Žanis Lipke used the bunker as a pit for cars. Over time, the pit collapsed and the shed caught fire in the 1980s. Before the Memorial was built, a new shed was built for the Lipke family in the same place where the old shed with the secret bunker once stood.

Map: Zanis Lipke Memorial Museum

vCard Info:

Address: Mazais Balasta dambis 9, Kurzemes rajons, 1048
Riga (Lettonia)
Latitude: 56.95401439644977
Longitude: 24.084638357162476
Site: https://lipke.lv...

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Type: Building
Function: Museum
Creation date: 28-04-2021 04:34
Last update: 13/12/2021