This year has been a journey of love, care, new collaborations and countless challenges. As we look back, we are overwhelmed with gratitude for what we’ve accomplished together. The numbers we’ve achieved tell only part of the “Uniting” story. Behind each statistic lie myriads of heartfelt moments, words of thanks, and tears of joy. •…
The dramatic poem in five acts, Nathan the Wise by Gothold Ephraim Lessing, has been published by the Zinātne publishing house. The publication has been initiated and supported by the Uniting Foundation. The translation from German was done by Jānis Rainis, with a postscript by Jānis Zālītis. “Equality – the most unshakable foundation of love.”…
Hanukkah celebrations with the seniors of our Foundation’s social center have become a cherished and long-standing tradition. Since this year the holiday coincides with Christmas according to the Jewish calendar, we decided to celebrate a little earlier. Hanukkah is one of the warmest and most anticipated events of the year among our seniors. On the…
Shana Tova and blessed Rosh Hashanah! Today, on October 2, at sunset, we begin celebrating Rosh Hashanah—the Jewish New Year. This holiday symbolizes hope for a new beginning, deep reflection, and spiritual renewal. This is a time to review the past year’s deeds, evaluate our goals, and strive for a better, kinder, and more just…
This summer, the Liepāja Theater are working on the opening production of their 118th season – Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Laura Groza, who has called the play’s genre ‘letters to the future’. The production is financially supported by the Uniting Foundation. Anne Frank was born in 1929 in a Jewish…
In the summer of 2024, important repair works were completed at the Memorial for the Jews of Liepāja, Victims of the Holocaust, in Šķēde. As the Memorial is about to turn 20 years old, it has been repaired, restored and maintained, and the Alley for the Righteous Among the Nations has been landscaped. The improvements were supported…