Amdur Sheva Alterovna (1930)

Amdur Sheva (Schewa)Alterovna (née Gurvitsch) (Born 6 July 1930, Daugavpils)

Seamstress

Sheva Amdur was the daughter of Alter Gurwitsch (1893, Daugavpils – 1946, Kansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai) and Dora Gurwitsch (née Gurewitsch) (1898, Viļaka – 1942, Vyatka camps, Kirov Oblast).

Education and Career

1948 – Graduated from Riga Vocational School No. 7.

1948–1955 – Worked as a seamstress at the “Sadarbība” cooperative and at the “Baltijas Modes” and “21 July” factories.

1958–1967 – Seamstress at the “Rīgas Kooperators” factory.

1967–1976 – Seamstress at the “Siluets” production association.

Family and Emigration

Scheva was married to Abram Amdur (born 1925, Riga). They had two children:

David Amdur (born 1955, Riga)

Diana Amdur (born 1965, Riga)

Scheva’s sister, Sonya Gingold (née Gurewitsch) (born 1922, Daugavpils), emigrated from Fergana in the 1940s and by the 1970s was living and working in Australia.

In 1979, Schewa Amdur received permission to emigrate to Israel, sponsored by her husband’s half-sister, Esther Schwartz (née Fischerman) (born 1928, Riga).

Family Members

Abram Amdur (born 1925, Riga) – husband
David Amdur (born 1955, Riga) – son
Diana Amdur (born 1965, Riga) – daughter
Alter Gurvich (1893, Daugavpils – 1946, Krasnoyarsk Krai) – father
Dora Gurvich (née Gurevich) (1898, Viļaka – 1942, Kirov Oblast) – mother
Sonya Gingold (née Gurevich) (born 1922, Daugavpils) – sister
Esther Schwartz (née Fisherman) (born 1928, Riga) – husband's half-sister