Freidenson David Leibovich (1950)

Freidenson (Freidensohn) David (Dawid) Leibovich (17 April 1950, Riga) - mechanic.

David Freidenson was the son of Lev (Leib-Ber) Freidenson (1917/1919, Daugavpils — 1976, Riga) and Estere Freidenson (née Sondak) (1921, Balvi — 1973, Riga).

In 1966–1967 he worked as a carpenter-installer in workshop No. 10 of the VEF factory. In 1968–1969 he was employed as a machine mechanic at the Riga Jewelry Factory. From 1969 to 1971 he served in the Soviet Army. In 1971 he worked as a plastics press operator at the Riga Jewelry Factory. From 1971 to 1973 he was a fitter-assembler at the Institute of Electronics and Computer Technology of the Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR. In 1973–1974 he worked as a sheet-metal worker in the Bikernieki specialized mobile mechanized column of “Latseļhoztekhnika,” and from 1974 to 1976 as a tinsmith in the Repair and Construction Administration of the Leningrad district of Riga.

In 1976 he graduated from the Riga Construction Technical School with a specialization in sanitary engineering of buildings. From 1976 to 1980 he worked as a ventilation technician at the production association “Sarkanais Kvadrāts.”

He was first married to Rita Freidenson (née Getseva) (1950, Riga), with whom he had a son, Arsen Freidenson (1968, Riga), who after the divorce in 1971 remained living with his father. In his second marriage to Polina Freidenson (née Konskaya) (1951, Jekabpils), he had a son, Elan Freidenson (1976, Riga).

In 1980 David Freidenson received permission to emigrate to Israel.

Family:

Rita Freidenson (née Getseva) (1950, Riga) – first wife
Arsen Freidenson (1968, Riga) – son
Polina Freidenson (née Konskaya) (1951, Jekabpils) – second wife
Elan Freidenson (1976, Riga) – son
Lev (Leib-Ber) Freidenson (1917/1919–1976) – father
Estere Freidenson (née Sondak) (1921–1973) – mother
Bluma Freidenson (née Kopman) (1929, Daugavpils) – stepmother
Iosif Freidenson (1946, Riga) – brother