During the Holocaust the building was desecrated and confiscated by the Germans who subsequently turned it into a storehouse. It was the
only synagogue in Riga that was not destroyed by the Germans, presumably because of its proximity to other buildings in the Old Town.
Some damage was inflicted to the interior furnishings, but the Holy Ark survived while the Torah scrolls were saved, having
been hidden by local worshipers. The Jewish population of Riga, nonetheless, was annihilated in the Holocaust with only
about 150 Jews left alive in Riga at the end of the war.

Source: http://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Synagogue/Riga.asp

The inside of the synagogue has been well photographed by Pbase artist Clive Moss. See especially
http://www.pbase.com/chmoss/image/31664402 .

Bottom photo: My son is standing with a man who fled Jewish repression in the Soviet Union before World War II. He spoke no English, and
our guide translated his story to us.