After rent hike, Holocaust museum in Latvia could close – Riga decides to begin charging Ghetto Museum about $12,000 after 10-year lease expires | Timesofisrael

JTA — The Riga Ghetto Museum, one of the Latvian capital’s three Holocaust museums, is facing possible closure after the city’s government decided to begin charging it about $12,000 in rent per month.The museum’s previous 10-year lease, which expired this year, did not charge any rent.