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The Holocaust in Latvia
L O C A T I O N S
Note: One of the major resources is Yad Vashem's Pinkas Hakehillot. Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities: Latvia (edited by Dov Levin, in collaboration with Mordechai Neustadt, Esther Hagar and Chaya Lifschitz, Jerusalem 1988; in Hebrew). In the following list, current Latvan place names (minus diacritics) are followed by their Yiddish forms (in transcription).
Akniste (Aknist)
Ape (Apnhof)
Auce (Oyts)
Abrene [Jaunlatgale] (Litalov, Obren)
Aizpute (Hoznput)
Aluksne (Marenburg)
Asune (Asune)
Baltinava (Baltinove)
Balvi (Bulve, Bolve)
Bauska (Boysk)
Berzpils (Dompole)
Borovaja (Borefke, Antopl)
Brunava (Barunoveshok)
Cesis (Venden)
Dagda (Dagde)
Daugvapils (Deneborg, Deneburg, Dvinsk); II.
Dobele (Dobele)
Dundaga (Dundage)
Durbe (Durbn)
Gulbene [Vecgulbene] (Gulbene, Shvanenburg)
Ilukste (Ilukst)
Gostini (Dankere, Glazmanke)
Griva (Grive)
Grobina (Grobin)
Jaunjelgava (Neyre, Fridrekhshtot)
Jekabpils (Yakebshtot)
Jelgava (Mitoy, Mitou, Mitave)
Kandava (Kandoy)
Karsava (Kursove, Kursovke)
Kaunata (Kovnat)
Kraslava (Kreslave, Kreslavke)
Krustpils (Kraytsburg)
Kuldiga (Goldingen); II.
Liepaja (Libou, Libave); II; III; IV; V.
Limbazi (Lemzl)
Litene (Litene)
Livani (Livnhof)
Ludza (Lutsin); II.
Morteni (Mortan)
Pavilosta (Poylshofn)
Piedruja (Fridroysk)
Piltene (Piltn)
Plavinas (Plavin)
Preili (Prayl)
Priekule (Prekeln)
Rezekne (Rezhitse)
Riebeni (Ribineshik)
Riga (Rige); II; III; IV.
Rujiena (Ruyen)
Sabile (Shabiln)
Saldus (Froyenburg)
Sigulda (Zegvald)
Silene (Barovke)
Silmala (Malte)
Skaitskalne (Shimberg)
Skrunda (Skrunde)
Sloka (Shlok)
Smiltene (Smiltn)
Somerseta (Somerset)
Strenci (Shtakeln)
Subate (Shubits)
Talsi (Talsn)
Tirza (Tarzik)
Tukums (Tukum)
Valdemarpils (Zasmakn)
Valka (Valk)
Valmiera (Volmar)
Varaklani (Varklan)
Ventspils (Venden, Vinde, Vindau)
Viesite (Ekngraf)
Vilaka (Vilake)
Vilani (Vilon)
Viski (Vishke)
Zilupe (Rozenovsk, Roznhof)
