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Julijs Feldmans, Jewish Latvian Diplomat. Memory book, illustr., 1963, in Latvian - Julijs Feldmans, Jewish Latvian Diplomat. Memory book, illustr., 1963, in Latvian Published by Vaidaava, Lincoln, 1963., 199 pp. 1000 copies. Photographs. Hard cover, 22 x 14.5 cm. light wear. Weight: 480 gr. Julius Feldman (July 21, 1889 in Nygrande Parish - August 16, 1953 in Washington, USA) 1909 graduated from the Baltic teachers' seminar in Kuldīga; 1915 - Faculty of Law of Moscow University. 1915 - 1918 military service in the Caucasus and Siberia. Until 1919 worked in Omsk in Omsk of Admiral A. Kolchak's Provisional Government of the Northern Regions of Russia since July. 1919 returned to Latvia. IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF LATVIA - from 1919 November to 1920 Headed the Eastern (Slavic States) Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in April, then a specialist in the Jurisconsultation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Was in the 1st grade. secretary at the embassy in Paris (1921 - 1923; 1925 - 1926), head of the Union of Nations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1923 - 1925), head of the Eastern Department, later the Western Department (1928 - 1930). From 1930 August permanent delegate to the League of Nations, Geneva, also envoy to Switzerland (from November 1932) and Denmark (from September 1939) with a seat in Geneva, except for 1939. September - December, when the seat was in Copenhagen. 1940 On July 25, submitted a note of protest to the Swiss government against the occupation of Latvia and the upcoming incorporation into the USSR. Swiss government in 1941 In February, the activities of diplomatic representatives of the Baltic States were terminated in the country, allowing the continuation of the activities of permanent delegates in the League of Nations. Worked in the Union of Nations until 1946. April, also participated in the meetings of the IRO General Council in Geneva. 1942 published 100 issues of the Information Bulletin about events in occupied Latvia. 1946 On November 27, submitted a note of protest to the Swiss government against the decision to take over the diplomatic and consular properties and archives of the Baltic states. 1947 was forced to leave the Latvian representative house in February. From 1949 from March until the end of his life the authorized clerk, the head of the embassy in Washington. From 1951 of January also Consul General v.i. USA. Proposed and actively supported the founding of ALA and the Committee for the Freedom of Latvia. Achieved the inclusion of programs in Latvian from 1951. May radio Voice of America. Awarded with the II and IV class of the Order of the Three Stars, orders of Yugoslavia, France, China, Lithuania, Portugal, Germany.