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The memorial stone on the grave of Janis Lipke, "Righteous Among the Nations" from Latvia

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The memorial stone on the grave of Janis Lipke, "Righteous Among the Nations" from Latvia.

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During World War II Janis Lipke, Righteous Among the Nations from Latvia.

Janis Lipke was a Latvian who saved many Jews from the Riga ghetto.

He smuggled Jews out the ghetto and labor camps and hid them in his house or with friendly Latvians. He later bought a farm for the purpose of sheltering Jews. He and his wife have received Yad Vashem's "Righteous Among the Nations" award

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Janis Lipke, "Righteous Among the Nations" from Latvia.

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A group of young Jews with soldiers of the Soviet Red Army in Latvia after its liberation

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Karl Jankovski, a Latvian who aided "Righteous Among the Nations" Janis Lipke in rescuing Jews.