the main task of the volunteer is to give guided tours through the museum showing the 51-year period in the 20th century when latvia was successively occupied by nazi germany and the ussr. furthermore, the volunteer works in close cooperation with the museum "jews in latvia". it was established to research, popularize and commemorate the history of latvia's jewish community. the museum's founder margers vestermanis was awarded the austrian holocaust memorial award in 2015 in honor for his work reviving jewish culture in latvia. the other volunteer's tasks are versatile like the translation of documents, the digitization of artifacts or the planning of temporary exhibits.