Andrew Ezergailis (; born 10 December 1930 in Rite Parish, died 22 January 2022 in

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) was a professor of history at

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, known for his research into the 20th-century

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, particularly of the

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and the Holocaust in Latvia."Ezergailis Honored by Latvia"
'' Ithaca College Quarterly'', April 2006 In August 2007, Ezergailis was awarded the Cross of the

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, one of the highest honors of Latvia, for his contributions to understanding the history of the country. Andrew was married to Inta Ezergailis, a retired professor of German Literature at

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Books

* 2005: ''Nazi/Soviet Disinformation about the Holocaust in Latvia: Daugavas Vanagi: Who are they?'', * 2002: ''Stockholm Documents: The German Occupation of Latvia, 1941–1945: What Did America Know?'', a collection of records of the

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, edited by A. Ezergalis * 1999: ''Holokausts vācu okupētajā Latvijā: 1941–1944'' * 1996: ''The Holocaust in Latvia 1941–1944 – The Missing Center'', Historical Institute of Latvia (in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) Riga * 1983: ''The Latvian impact on the Bolshevik Revolution: The first phase : September 1917 to April 1918'', * 1974: ''The 1917 Revolution in Latvia'' (East European Monographs, No 8)

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The Holocaust in Latvia - The scholarship of Professor Andrew Ezergailis
1930 births 2022 deaths People from Jēkabpils Municipality Latvian World War II refugees Latvian emigrants to the United States 20th-century Latvian historians 21st-century American historians American male non-fiction writers Historians of the Holocaust Ithaca College faculty Academicians of the Latvian Academy of Sciences 21st-century American male writers 21st-century Latvian historians {{US-historian-stub