Every year, the \u201cChildren of Siberia\u201d Foundation organizes both March 25 and June 14 memorial concerts, as well as other events. This year, a conference-meeting \u201cFor the Deported\u201d was held at the Riga Latvian Society on June 13, and on the evening of June 13, a concert was held at Riga St. John’s Church in memory of the deportation of June 14, 1941.<\/p>\n
On June 13, 2026, a conference-meeting \u201cFor the Deported\u201d was held in the Golden Hall of the Riga Latvian Society, which brought together children deported to Siberia in the 1941 and 1949 deportations, those born in Siberia, their relatives, participants of children’s competitions, educators, and other interested parties. The event was organized by the Children of Siberia Foundation, which has been preserving and preserving the history and personal testimonies of Latvian deportations for 25 years.<\/p>\n
The conference took place at a time when 85 years have passed since the deportation of June 14, 1941 \u2013 one of the most tragic pages in Latvian history, when the Soviet occupation authorities deported more than 15,000 people from Latvia in one night.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n
The conference was opened by Dzintra Geka, head of the Children of Siberia Foundation, and a prayer was delivered by Rev. Emeritus Guntis Kalme. The conference was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Baiba Bra\u017ee, the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Latvia Edvards Smilt\u0113ns, and the former President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers. On behalf of the Latvian Association of the Politically Repressed, the guests were addressed by LPRA Chairman T\u0101lis Veismanis.<\/p>\n
During the conference, the importance of preserving historical memory was highlighted, especially at a time when war is again raging in Europe and society is facing new security challenges. Participants shared memories of deportations, life in Siberia, and returning to Latvia.<\/p>\n
The event was complemented by musical performances. Those present were delighted by the Riga \u0112belmui\u017ea Primary School ensemble, as well as performances by M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 Vilsons and M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 Egliens.<\/p>\n
During the conference, the winners of the children’s drawing and essay contest were awarded. The essay contest participants performed with readings of their works. The best works of the 2026 drawing competition were exhibited in the Golden Hall, while in the lobby of the society building visitors had the opportunity to view a selection of the best works from competitions from other years.<\/p>\n
On June 13, 2026, the Latvian Radio Choir concert “For the Deported” organized by the “Children of Siberia” Foundation took place in Riga’s St. John’s Church, dedicated to the memory of the Latvian children deported to Siberia on June 14, 1941. The program of works by Latvian composers – \u0100dolfs \u0100bele, Rihards Dubra, Andris Dzen\u012btis, \u0112riks E\u0161envalds, Romualds Jermaks, Imants Kalni\u0146\u0161, J\u0101nis L\u016bs\u0113ns, J\u0101nis Medi\u0146\u0161, P\u0113teris Vasks and Andris V\u012btoli\u0146\u0161 – also featured organist Krist\u012bne Adamaite, saxophonist Artis S\u012bmanis, and the conductor was Sigvards K\u013cava.<\/p>\n
Director and founder of the \u201cChildren of Siberia\u201d Foundation Dzintra Geka-Vaska emphasizes: \u201cThe concert \u201cFor the Deported\u201d is not only a moment of remembrance for those who suffered and died in exile, but also a living testament to the strength of their spirit. With music, we open the door to memories and conscience. This concert is like a moment of silence and gratitude for those who survived and those whose path was left in the snow. My duty and my heartfelt desire is to remind them that they are not forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Sorry, this entry is only available in Latviski.Katru gadu fonds \u201cSib\u012brijas b\u0113rni\u201d r\u012bko gan 25. marta un 14. j\u016bnija piemi\u0146as koncertus, gan ar\u012b citus pas\u0101kumus. \u0160ogad R\u012bgas Latvie\u0161u biedr\u012bb\u0101 13. j\u016bnij\u0101 notika konfrenece-tik\u0161an\u0101s \u201cAizvestajiem\u201d un 13. j\u016bnija vakar\u0101 R\u012bgas Sv. J\u0101\u0146a bazn\u012bc\u0101 notika koncerts 1941. gada 14. j\u016bnija deport\u0101cijas piemi\u0146ai. Konference-tik\u0161an\u0101s “Aizvestajiem” 13. j\u016bnij\u0101 2026. … Continue reading “A look back at the events of June 13th”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,1,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-info","category-jaunumi","category-pieminas-pasakumi"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sibirijasberni.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260613_095807-scaled-e1781556732165.jpg?fit=2560%2C1170&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2UUg9-1lR","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5199"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5230,"href":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5199\/revisions\/5230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sibirijasberni.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}