4 1 ▁following ▁an ▁order ▁from ▁Hitler ▁to ▁deport ▁the ▁German ▁Jews ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁Jews ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁R iga ▁and ▁murder ed ▁there . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁occupied ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁placed ▁Henry ▁K iss inger , ▁then ▁an ▁Army ▁private ▁and ▁later ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁administration . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁a ▁new ▁syn agog ue , ▁library ▁and ▁Jewish ▁cultural ▁center ▁were ▁ere cted ▁on ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁demol ished ▁syn agog ues . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁Jews ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁K ref eld ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁a ▁detailed ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁transport ▁of ▁Jews ▁from ▁K ref eld ▁and ▁its ▁surr ound ings ▁listed ▁ 1 0 0 7 ▁Jews ▁from ▁K ref eld ▁and ▁D uis burg , ▁were ▁deport ed ▁to ▁the ▁Š ķ iro t ava ▁Railway ▁Station ▁near ▁R iga , ▁later ▁to ▁become ▁Jung fern hof ▁concentration ▁camp . ▁They ▁were ▁transport ed ▁in ▁free zing ▁conditions ▁with ▁no ▁drink ing ▁water ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁days . ▁Al most ▁immediately ▁upon ▁arrival ▁they ▁were ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁R umb ula ▁forest ▁mass acre . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1