Aluksne File / תיק קהילה

📜Chronicles of the Akanista community in Latvia

These sources document the rich and tragic history of the Jewish community in the town.AcanistaIn Latvia. The documents includeStatistical dataFrom population censuses,Property owner listsand shops, and geographical information about the area during the period of Latvian independence. Alongside the administrative description, the sources detail theCultural and religious lifeThe institutions, including synagogues and extensive Zionist activity. A significant part of the texts is dedicated to the periodThe Holocaust, and describes the murder of about two hundred local Jews by the Nazis in the summer of 1941. Finally, the sources mention the establishment ofMemorial monumentIn the local Catholic cemetery in memory of the victims, in the absence of a Jewish cemetery in the town.

• In 1920, the community consisted of194 Jews, which constituted over 50% of all residents (C9-1f, C9-4f, C9-7f).
• In 1930, they lived in the place and its rural surroundings.176 Jews(C9-3-1f).
• In 1935, the community consisted of199 Jews, who constituted 42% of the total 473 residents of the place (C9-1f, C9-2f, C9-4f, C9-7f).

Sources List

• C12-1f: A historical overview in Hebrew of the Aluksana (Marinburg) community in Latvia, including details about the life of the community between the wars and its destruction in the Holocaust.
• C12-2f: Statistical publication in Latvian (1936) including a description of the city of Alyuksana, a map, and detailed lists of institutions, businesses, and freelancers.
• C12-3f: A Hebrew review of the history of Aluxena, including a table of Jewish population data between the years 1920–1940 and a list of bibliographical sources.
• C12-4f: A printed document in English that reviews the history of the Jewish community in Aluksana, their way of life, their economic and Zionist activities, and their fate during the Holocaust.

C12-1f

C12-2f

C12-3f

C12-4f

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