Brovornik Maria Semyonovna (1922)

Brovornik (née Zelkina) Maria Semyonovna (3 January 1922, Pryluky, Ukraine) — accountant.

Maria Brovornik was the daughter of Ethel Zelkina (née Slutskaya) (b. 1892, Dombrovitsa, Zhytomyr Region) and Semyon Zelkin (b. …, Brest-Litovsk – d. 1941).

In 1940, Maria graduated from Secondary School No. 57 in Pryluky, Chernihiv Region. From 1941 to 1945, she worked as an accounts clerk and cashier at a Machine and Tractor Station (MTS) in Khanaka, Tajik SSR.

In 1946, she worked as a cashier at a special retail store in the Latvian SSR in Riga. In 1947, she was an accountant at a mechanical workshop in Riga. From 1948 to 1952, she served as an accountant in the Sadarbība artel in Riga. Between 1953 and 1958, she worked as a quality inspector (braker) in the 9 May artel. From 1961 to 1962, she was a records clerk at Riga Housing Management Office No. 2.

From 1962 to 1968, she worked as a clerk at Riga’s Custom Tailoring Factory No. 1. In 1968, she worked as a technical assistant at Kindergarten No. 33 in Riga. Between 1968 and 1969, she was a buffet worker at Canteen No. 25 in the Proletarian District of Riga. From 1969 to 1971, she was a label applicator (marochnitsa) at Enterprise No. 14 in the Moscow District of Riga.

From 1971 onwards, Maria Brovornik was retired.

Maria married Idel Brovornik (1911, Preiļi), and they had two children: Sofia Brovornik (b. 1952, Riga) and Benyamin Brovornik (b. 1957, Riga)

In 1971, Maria Brovornik received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her mother’s sister, Alina Sher (née Slutskaya) (b. 1896, Zhytomyr Region).

Family members:

Husband: Idel Brovornik (1911, Preiļi)

Daughter: Sofia Brovornik (1952, Riga)

Son: Benyamin Brovornik (1957, Riga)

Mother: Ethel Zelkina (née Slutskaya) (1892, Dombrovitsa, Zhytomyr Region)

Father: Semyon Zelkin (…, Brest-Litovsk – 1941)

Brother: Boris Zelkin (1921, Pryluky, Ukraine)

Mother's sister: Alina Sher (née Slutskaya) (1896, Zhytomyr Region)