<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mwAWo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_the_Riga_synagogues" id="mwAWs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Burning of the Riga synagogues">Burning of the Riga synagogues</a>: The Great Choral Synagogue in German-occupied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga" id="mwAWw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Riga">Riga</a> is burnt with 300 Jews locked in the basement.