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Žanis Lipke Luncheon

1:00 PM Saturday, 10/7
Zeitgeist Private Dining Room
Free event- Reservations required

Žanis Lipke was a dockworker from Riga, Latvia. He didn’t have money, power, or status. Yet, this humble man was able to help 55 Jews escape from the Riga Ghetto and the Kaiserwald Concentration Camp during the Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Latvia.

Cory McLeod creator of the Žanis Lipke - VR Documentary, a project developed by Fallon Minneapolis in collaboration with the Lipke Memorial Museum in Riga, Latvia, will talk about Lipke, and the history he uncovered while creating the immersive, nonlinear historic documentary.

This is a free event, but limited to 20 participants. A $15.00 box lunch will be provided by Zeitgeist Restaurant and Bar - payment can be made at the event. RESERVE YOUR SEAT

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