Fred, Deborah, I and Julian would like to express our gratitude to the many people who, since the discovery of David Blumenfeld's "Diary" in 2008, have helped shape our thoughts about the book — whether and how to present it to the public.
We would like to thank our family members who contributed to the project, including Bob Hertz, Noah Hertz-Bunzl, and the late Lorraine Hertz, Milton Blumenfeld, and Beth Bentley, as well as the following:
- Agrita Ozola, Director of the Tukums museum, who also graciously escorted us around her hometown in 2012
- Kate Dietrick at the University of Minnesota historic archive
- Linda Schloff, Director of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
- Rita Bogdanova of the Latvian State Historical Archives (https://www.arhivi.gov.lv/en) for showing us and translating microfilmed records
- Iļja Ļenskis, Director of the Riga Jewish Museum (https://ebrejumuzejs.lv/en/), for meeting with us and translating information about the Klatsov store, from Agrita Ozola's book TUKUMS
- Aleksandrs Feigmanis for his afternoon guiding us around Tukums
- Randolph Langenbach for his photographic record of our trip to Tukums
- Anna Pace for updating and redesigning this website from its prototype