Bernshtam Vulf Peisakhovich (1924)

Bernshtam (Bernstam) Vulf (Wulf) Peisakhovich (6 November 1924, Riga) – worker

Vulf Bernshtam was the son of Chaya Bernshtam (1880 – 1960, Riga) and Peisakh Bernshtam (1880 – 1951(?), Riga). During the war, his family was evacuated to Central Asia. Upon returning to Riga in 1945, Vulf worked as a procurement agent for the Riga Catering and Restaurant Trust. From 1947 to 1949, he worked as an expediter and kiosk manager at ORS of the Western Dvina River Shipping Company. In 1950, he was transferred to work at the Riga City Industrial Trade. From 1951 to 1953, he worked as a labourer in the knitting workshop of the Riga District Industrial Combine. He continued working in industrial trade until 1961. In 1960, he completed his studies remotely at the Riga Trade College. From 1962, he worked as a milling machine operator at the “Autoelektropribor” factory in Riga. In the 1970s, he was a driver at the Riga Taxi Park.

In his marriage to Albina Yevseyevna Bernshtam (Levina) (1927, Klintsy, Bryansk Region), a son, Yair Bernshtam (1954, Riga), was born. His sisters, Anna Shumakh (Bernshtam) (1916, Bauska) and Rakhil Bernshtam (1919, Penza), emigrated from Latvia to Israel in the 1950s. In 1971, Vulf also left Latvia.

Family Members:

Albina Yevseyevna Bernshtam (Levina) (1927, Klintsy, Bryansk Region) – wife
Yair Bernshtam (1954, Riga) – son
Ekhiel (Yekhiel, Yeosil) Bernshtam (1912, Bauska) – brother
Meri (Mera) Khozias (Bernshtam) (1924, Riga) – sister
Genya Dubovskaya (Bernshtam) (1917, Bauska) – sister
Anna Shumakh (Bernshtam) (1916, Bauska) – sister
Rakhil Kitay (Bernshtam) (1919, Penza) – sister
Chaya Bernshtam (1880 – 1960, Riga) – mother
Peisakh (Peisak) Bernshtam (1880 – 1951(?), Riga) – father