OPEN PUBLIC FOUNDATION “LIEPĀJAS EBREJU MANTOJUMS”
also known as THE “LIEPAJA JEWISH HERITAGE FOUNDATION”, is a non-governmental organization established in 2004
Founders were:
- Professor George Schwab – born in Liepaja, Vice-President of the American Association of Jewish Survivors of Latvia, an American public activist, scholar and political scientist
- Steven Springfield– President of the American Association of Jewish Survivors of Latvia
- Sheila Johnson Robbins – USA public activist, FAPE Board member, patron
- Business Sector Patrons: Haas family, Sergej Zaharjin, Ilya Segal
Foundation goal:
The main goal of the Liepaja Jewish Heritage Foundation is to study, preserve and popularize the Jewish heritage as an integral part of the city’s history.
Foundation tasks:
- Participate in common projects in cooperation with the Liepaja Jewish Religious Community and other Jewish organizations in Latvia and abroad, in the fields of education, culture and social activities
- Research, translation and publication of materials relating to the pre-war history of the Liepaja Jewish Community and the Holocaust
- Support and develop relations with the Jews of Liepaja and their descendants, by involving them in the creation of chronicles regarding the Jewish community in pre-war Liepaja
- Support, develop and implement educational programs on the Jewish history of Liepaja.
Research and report unknown facts relating to the Holocaust in Liepaja - Organize and participate in meetings, seminars and conferences to further the Foundation’s main goals and complete the tasks set
- Co-operation with Liepaja’s local authorities in preserving Jewish memorials and the Jewish cemetery.