Fel Rokha Leibovna (1923)

Fel (née Braude, Levina) Rokha (Rocha) Leibovna (16 January 1923, Riga) — hairdresser.

In 1939, Rokha Fel completed 9 classes of secondary school in Jelgava. From 1939 to 1941, she worked as a sorter at the “Kosmos” factory in Riga.

During 1941–1945, she was a dancer in a theatre in Andijan (Uzbek SSR). From 1946 to 1961, she was a homemaker. From 1961 to 1968, she worked as a women’s hairdresser at the “Laimdota” service combine. From 1968 onward, she worked as a ladies’ hairdresser at the Riga Psychiatric Hospital.

Her first husband, Isak Levin (1916, Riga — 1942), was killed at the front near Leningrad.

In her second marriage to Ruvin Fel (Fels) (1914, Jēkabpils), she had two children: Pavel Fel (1946, Riga) and Anita Fel (1954, Riga) .

During the Holocaust, her parents — Leib Braude (1871 – 1941, Jelgava) and Ginda Braude (née Pelets) (1892 – 1941, Jelgava), as well as her sister Anna Braude (1920, Riga – 1941, Jelgava), were murdered.

In 1971, Rokha Fel received permission to emigrate to Israel.

Family :

Isak Levin (1916–1942) — first husband
Ruvin Fel (Fels) (1914) — second husband
Pavel Fel (1946) — son
Anita Fel (1954) — daughter
Leib Braude (1871–1941) — father
Ginda Braude (née Pelets) (1892–1941) — mother
Khaya Kliot (née Braudo) (1906) — sister
Minna Levina (née Braude) (1909–1971) — sister
Shulamith Lat (née Braudo) (1914) — sister
Max Braude (1918–1970) — brother
Anna Braude (1920–1941) — sister