Berelovich Riva Abramovna (1923)

Berelovich (née Lemke) Riva Abramovna (1.05.1923, Riga) – worker.

Riva (Riwa) Berelovich (Berelowitsch) was born into the family of Abram Aronovich Lemke (1892, Ventspils – 1951, Riga), a tailor, and Ella Leibovna Lemke (née Traugot) (1892, Jelgava – 1964, Riga), a housewife.

Riva Berelovich completed Riga Jewish Primary School No. 7 in 1937. In 1937–1941 she worked as a sales apprentice in a shoe store.

During World War II, Riva Berelovich was evacuated to Omsk Region, where she worked in the canteen of the Achair State Farm (1941–1945).

In 1945 she returned to Riga and started work as a saleswoman in the 1st Food Trade Store. Then, in 1945–1946 she worked at Riga Department Store. Later, she continued working in retail trade until 1979.

Riva was married to Nohum Zundelovich Berelovich (born 1923, Jurmala), with whom she had two children: Lazar Nohumovich Berelovich (born 1948, Riga) and Mira Nohumovna Epstein (née Berelovich) (born 1955, Riga).

In 1979, Riva Berelovich was granted permission to emigrate to Israel, where her husband's cousin, Aviva Iosifovna Vorkel (née Morat) (born 1935, Riga), had been living since 1972.

Family:

  • Abram Aronovich Lemke (1892–1951) – father

  • Ella Leibovna Lemke (née Traugot) (1892–1964) – mother

  • Kreyne Abramovna Psik (née Lemke) (born 1918, Poltava) – sister

  • Shmuel Abramovich Lemke (born 1921, Riga – killed in action during World War II, date unknown) – brother

  • [[en:people:berelovich_nohum|Nohum Zundelovich Berelovich]] (born 1923) – husband

  • [[en:people:lazar_moisey|Lazar Nohumovich Berelovich]] (born 1948) – son

  • [[en:people:epstein_mira|Mira Nohumovna Epstein]] (née Berelovich) (born 1955) – daughter

  • Aviva Iosifovna Vorkel (née Morat) (born 1935) – husband's cousin