Jānis Lipke
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | February 1,1900 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Jelgava |
Latvia | |
Died | Riga |
Latvia | |
Spouse | Johanna Lipke |
Awards | Righteous Among the Nations |
Children | Zigfrīds Lipke |
Aina Lipke | |
Alfreds Lipke | |
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ID | 3741169 |
Jānis Lipke Life story
Jānis Lipke was a Latvian rescuer of Jews in Riga in World War II from the Holocaust in Latvia. Lipke, a dock worker in the port of Riga, was determined to help save Latvian Jews from capture by the Nazis after witnessing actions against them in the streets.