Berezin Iser Movshevich (1928)

Berezin Iser Movshevich (born August 28, 1928, Varakļāni) – locksmith-repairman.

Early Life and Education:

In 1941, Iser Berezin completed four grades at the primary school in Varakļāni. During World War II, he was evacuated with his parents to Gorky Oblast, where he worked on a kolkhoz (collective farm). In 1945, the family returned with his family to Varakļāni and Iser continued his schooling.

In 1946, Iser Berezin moved to Riga and attended Railway Vocational School No. 1 until 1948.

Work and Military Service:

  • 1948–1950: Worked as a locksmith at the Šķirotava railway depot.

  • 1950–1953: Served in the Soviet Army.

  • 1954–1955: Worked as a locksmith at UNR 553 in Riga.

  • 1955–1961: Driver at the Ministry of Trade of the Latvian SSR.

  • 1961–1970: Worked as a driver-loader.

  • From 1970: Worked as an expeditor-loader.

Legal Issues and Emigration:

In 1970, Iser Berezin was convicted of hooliganism and sentenced to 12 months in prison.

In 1971, he emigrated to Israel for permanent residence.

Military status: Reservist, Private.

Family and Personal Life:

In January 1954, Iser Berezin married Sofia Mendelovna Berezina (née Blakhman). They had a daughter Fania Iserovna Berezina (born May 26, 1957, Riga), who studied at Secondary School No. 23 in Riga.

Parents and Siblings:

Father: Movsha Davidovich Berezin (1897, Varakļāni – 1950, Varakļāni) – died of cancer.

Mother: Sonya Isakovna Berezina (born 1903, Sebezh, Vitebsk Governorate) – lived in Lithuania.

Sisters:

      ◦ Leah Movshevna Lurie (née Berezina, born 1932, Varakļāni) – cashier, lived in Lithuania.

      ◦ Lyubov Movshevna Hait (née Berezina, born 1937, Varakļāni) – canteen worker, lived in Haifa, Israel.