Andrew Ezergailis is a retired Professor of History, Ithaca College

Ithaca College

Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is...

, Ithaca, New York

Ithaca, New York

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, USA, known for his research into the 20th-century history of Latvia

History of Latvia

The History of Latvia began when the area which is today Latvia was settled following the end of the last glacial period, around 9000 BC. Ancient Baltic peoples appeared during the second millennium BC and four distinct tribal realms in Latvia's territories were identifiable towards the end of the...

, particularly of the 1917 Revolution and the Holocaust in Latvia

Latvia

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In August 2007, Ezergailis was awarded the Cross of the Order of the Three Stars

Order of the Three Stars

Order of the Three Stars is order awarded for merits in service for Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra"...

, one of the highest honors of Latvia, for his contributions to understanding the history of the country.

For recent writings see: http://web.me.com/ezergail/A._Ezergailis_on_Holocaust/

Andrew was married to Inta Ezergailis

Inta Ezergailis

Inta Ezergailis , was a Latvian American professor emerita of German Literature at Cornell University from 1969—99, specialized on Thomas Mann and contemporary women writers...

, a retired professor of German Literature at Cornell University

Cornell University

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Books

• 2005: Nazi/Soviet Disinformation about the Holocaust in Latvia: Daugavas Vanagi: Who are they?, ISBN 9984-9613-6-2
• 2002: Stockholm Documents: The German Occupation of Latvia, 1941–1945: What Did America Know?, a collection of records of the United States Department of State
  United States Department of State
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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 ISBN 9984-9054-3-8
• 1983: The Latvian impact on the Bolshevik Revolution: The first phase : September 1917 to April 1918, ISBN 0-88033-035-X
• 1974: The 1917 Revolution in Latvia (East European Monographs, No 8)