This is a story you won’t forget.

Nathan’s Mother, Father, and Fiancé were all killed by the Nazis, Nathan himself was sent to Buchenwald, where survival alone was extraordinary, let alone his escape!

Nathan faced death enough times to have lost all hope. But his personal resilience saw him through ~ not only through survival ~ but in the ultimate attainment of life’s success!

Here’s a quick look at the basic geography of Nathan’s life.

Nathan was born in Riga, Latvia ~ on January 6, 1915

Latvia (and Riga) border on the Baltic Sea, with Estonia to its north, Lithuania to its south, and Russia to its east.

Riga, Latvia

Riga is located on the Gulf of Riga, at the mouth of the Duagava River ~ where it meets the Baltic Sea.

Riga has about one third of the population of Latvia, is the biggest city in the three Baltic states, and has about one tenth of the combined populations of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania.

The Riga Ghetto

Most Latvian Jews (about 25,000) were killed by the Nazis on November 30 and December 8, 1941 in the Rumbula Massacre. Nathan survived.