Edeykina Rakhele Hertsevna (1930)

Edeykina (Shneyer) Rakhele Hertsevna (05.03.1930, Riga) — engineer. Daughter of Shneyer Hertz (1900, Riga — 1941) and Shneyer (Rabin) Sofia (1898, Riga). In 1941, E. was evacuated from Riga to Leningrad together with her parents. E.'s mother and brother, Shneyer Israel (1926, Riga — 1943), joined a partisan unit, while E. was sent to a children's home in the village of Kusheny, Kirov Oblast. In 1945, E. found her mother and returned to Riga. In 1948, graduated from Riga Secondary School No. 17. In 1948, enrolled and in 1953 graduated from the mechanical faculty of the University of Latvia with a qualification of electrical engineer. In 1953–73 — chief engineer of the energy management service of the Riga Tram and Trolleybus Authority. Awarded the medal “For Valiant Labour to Mark the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of V.I. Lenin.” Her marriage to Edeykín Leon (1927, Riga) produced daughters Edeykína Aviva (1957, Riga) and Edeykína Ilana (1961, Riga). In 1973, E. received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her husband's brother, Edeykín Iosif (1927, Riga).

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Edeykín Leon (1927, Riga) — husband
Edeykína Aviva (1957, Riga) — daughter
Edeykína Ilana (1961, Riga) — daughter
Shneyer Hertz (1900, Riga — 1941) — father
Shneyer (Rabin) Sofia (1898, Riga) — mother
Shneyer Israel (1926, Riga — 1943) — brother
Edeykín Iosif (1927, Riga) — husband's brother