Documents photographed by Limor at the Latvian archive.
Masha
Estimated translation of the text:
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the girl Mascha Getz
daughter of Shlomo Getz
was born in the town of Subbate and is currently 8 years old.
Board members:
Sh. Grinfeld
B. Lippert
Jewish Religious Community of Subbate
Signed by: Sh. Grinfeld and B. Lippert
Subbate, March 1st, 1922
The document is likely a passport application submitted by Mascha's parents, Shlomo and Liba Reize.
Libe Raize
The passport of Reiza was issued in Riga in 1921.
A document referring to residence in Jūrmala
Passport BJ No. 000845ת Surname: Gecs. Given names: Lība Reina
Cancelled 15.VII.40 (July 15, 1940)
Apparently a statement by Shlomo and Raizah to the authorities in Riga that they have been a married couple for 10 years
Probably a document related to residence in Jūrmala
To the Riga Police, 5th Division
Submitted for tax payment:
Two pages attached.
able for the issuance of private passports in the Riga district for the year 1921.
As an identification document for the purpose of citizenship registration. No prior information exists about the person named Getz.
Subate, December 20, 1927
A document from the Passport Department in 1928
For your information! Liba Getz lived at 26 Patvernes Street. According to the latest information, she is now in Leiputis, at 22 Maloca Street. April 25, 1928. Riga Police, Fifth Station
Envelope of an official document
Statement
I, Liba Getz, declare that on the 15th of April this year, I voluntarily left apartment No. 26 on Patversmes Street in Riga and moved to the resort town of Jūrmala, where I intend to spend the summer season in a modern apartment at 29 Meluži Street.
Written and signed by
Liba Getz
Liba Reiza Getes, from Dubulti, Mellužu Street No. 22, is not wanted, because her documents are in Riga and were verified by the Latvian Patrol Police at 26 Patversmes Street.
On 3/3, according to her statement, she left Riga voluntarily and moved to Dubulti on May 9th of this year, permanently.
Signature:
Riga Police,
3rd Division, Senior Officer.
Guarantee
On January 31, 1928, I, the undersigned Lība Gette, hereby give my guarantee that on February 1 of this year at 10:00 AM, the concerned individual will appear at the Internal Investigations Department, Section III of the Riga Prefecture Police, in accordance with summons No. 84 issued by the Riga Prefecture Police.
If, for some reason, the individual cannot appear on February 1, an explanation will be sent to his place of residence — to the Riga Prefecture Police, Internal Investigations Department — where I will need to present my passport and prove the circumstances under which the said man was unable to submit the report.
Filed under: Prefecture, Gendarmerie District No. 284
Riga Police Department
Section 3, Senior Constable
(Signature)
L. Badecus
Aviva assumed that this is a statement by the mother, Mina, who lived in Israel–Palestine, referring to grandmother Reiza, who was ill and stayed in a hospital. There is no precise information about her burial — whether it was before the war or in the killing site.
Statement
I, Minna Getes, residing at 26 Paterson Street, apartment 3, hereby confirm and declare that my mother, Liba Getes, is currently located at the Riga City Hospital, 42 Audeju Street, and I do not know whether she is alive or dead.
Since the police station requires a passport or some document regarding this – I hereby declare that I have not received anything from Liba Getes's home.
M. Getes
17.5.1941