Borovaya, a settlement in the Rēzekne District (Republic of Latvia). Since 1772, Borovaya was part of the Russian Empire. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was known as the shtetl of Antopol (also referred to as Antonovka) in the Rezhitsa District of the Vitebsk Governorate.
From 1918 to 1940, it was part of the Republic of Latvia; from 1940 to 1991 – within the Latvian SSR.
In the 1920s, Borovaya was home to 50 Jewish families; by 1938, the Jewish population had grown to 176 (25% of the total). By the late 1930s, Jews owned 38 of the 138 houses and 23 of the 44 shops and stalls. Many Jews also worked as peddlers, craftsmen, market gardeners, and fishermen.
The synagogue was a shared space for both Lubavitcher Hasidim and Misnagdim. The community maintained a mutual aid fund, a six-grade school, and a cheder. After a fire, a new synagogue was built on land donated by a Polish estate owner. For many years, the duties of rabbi were performed by the shochet Avrom-Doyv Mednitsky; in 1929, the position of rabbi was officially taken up by Aron-Shakhne Nalchinsky. Deceased community members were buried in the Jewish cemetery in Rēzekne.
Most of the younger Jews of Borovaya were Zionists. During the 1920s and 1930s, local branches of Hashomer Hatzair and Beitar were active.
In June 1941, only a few residents managed to evacuate. The remaining Jewish inhabitants were executed by Latvian police in the autumn of 1941 on the outskirts of Borovaya.