| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Fistul |
| Name | Musya |
| Patronym | Moiseevna |
| Birth year | 1921 |
| Birth month | 8 |
| Birth day | 23 |
| Birth place | Riga |
| Sex | F |
Fistul (née Levina) Musya (Musja) Moiseevna (23 August 1921, Riga) — seamstress-cutter.
Musya Fistul was the daughter of Minukha Levina (née Olkhovskaya) (1900, Nevel — 1962) and Moisei Levin (— 1921).
In 1939, she graduated from the Jewish vocational school of ORT, receiving the qualification of cutter.
In 1941, together with her mother and brothers — Solomon Levin (1920, Vologda — ?) and Efim Levin (1932, Riga) — Musya Fistul was deported to the village of Kargasok in the Tomsk region. Before the incorporation of Latvia into the USSR, her mother had owned a warehouse of ready-made linen goods with an annual turnover of 110,800 lats.
In marriage with Lev Fistul (1916, Leningrad — 1954), she had a daughter Larisa Kheifets (née Fistul) (1942, Kargasok).
In 1941, her husband joined her at the place of deportation, but in 1942 he was arrested. He was posthumously rehabilitated in 1964.
From 1941 to 1945, Musya Fistul worked as a seamstress at a combine in Kargasok. From 1945 to 1947, she worked as a receiving clerk in a special trade store in Tomsk. From 1947 to 1954, she worked as a seamstress-cutter in Karpashiva.
From 1954 to 1962, she worked as a cutter in a department store in Tomsk. She was removed from the special settlement registry in 1957.
In 1962, she returned to Riga, where until 1969 she worked as a cutter of children’s clothing at the atelier “Siluets.” From 1969 to 1971, she worked as a cutter at a knitwear and headwear combine.
In 1971, Musya Fistul received permission to emigrate to Israel, invited by her cousin Esfira Levius (née Levina) (1916, Riga).
In the mid-1970s, she lived in Bat Yam and worked as a seamstress producing summer and beachwear at the company “Gottex.”
Family:
Lev Fistul (1916–1954) — husband
Larisa Kheifets (née Fistul) (1942) — daughter
Minukha Levina (née Olkhovskaya) (1900–1962) — mother
Moisei Levin (— 1921) — father
Solomon Levin (1920 — ?) — brother
Efim Levin (1932) — half-brother
Alexander Levin (1942, Tomsk region) — brother
Esfira Levius (née Levina) (1916) — cousin