Brant Ester Yazepovna (1931)

Brant (née Marat) Ester (Esther) Yazepovna (born 14 August 1931, Riga) – seamstress. Daughter of Iosif Ilya Marat (b. 1897, Riga) and Sima Marat (b. 1904, Belarus – d. 1944, Chuvash ASSR).

In 1941, Ester Brant was evacuated with her parents to the settlement of Buinsk in the Chuvash ASSR. In 1945, she was re-evacuated to Riga. In 1949, she completed seven grades at Riga Secondary School No. 15.

From 1949 to 1957, she worked as a knitter at a knitwear and lingerie factory in Riga. From 1957 to 1959, she was employed as a seamstress at the Riga Leather Goods Factory. In 1959 and from 1960 to 1961, she worked at the sewing factory under the Local Industry Administration. From 1961 to 1964, she was a seamstress at the workshop of the Latvlegsnabsbyt Administration. From 1965, she was a seamstress at Branch No. 2 of the Latvia firm.

In her marriage to Iosif Brant (b. 1928, Jēkabpils), a daughter was born – Anna Brant (b. 1965, Riga).

In 1972, Ester Brant received permission to emigrate to Israel.

Iosif Brant (b. 1928, Jēkabpils) – husband
Anna Brant (b. 1965, Riga) – daughter
Iosif Ilya Marat (b. 1897, Riga) – father
Sima Marat (1904–1944) – mother
Aviva Vorkel (née Marat) (b. 1935, Riga) – sister
Chava Marat (b. 1925, Riga) – sister
Ilana Marat (b. 1949, Riga) – half-sister