Funkelstein Mikhail Luevich (1948)

Funkelstein Mikhail Luevich (12 April 1948, Liepāja) — technician.

Mikhail Funkelstein was the son of Louis Funkelstein (1910, Liepāja — 1952, Aizpute) and Fruma Funkelstein (Funkelsteine) (née Beitler) (1923, Aizpute). In 1968 he completed two years of study at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Latvian State University.

In 1968 he entered military service in the Soviet Army. From 1968 to 1970 he worked as an electrician-fitter in military unit No. 14323 in Noginsk, Moscow region. From 1970 to 1971 he was a senior technician in the Bureau of Economic-Mathematical Methods in Riga. From 1971 to 1972 he served as head of the experimental laboratory at the Faculty of National Economy Management. In 1972 he completed two years of evening studies at the Faculty of Computer Engineering of the Riga Polytechnic Institute.

His marriage to Ilze Kloka (born 1950, Skrunda) ended in divorce in 1971. In 1972 he received permission to emigrate to Israel upon invitation from his father’s sister, Henrieta Markushevits (née Funkelstein) (1909, Kuldīga).

Family:

Louis Funkelstein (1910, Liepāja — 1952, Aizpute) — father
Fruma Funkelstein (Funkelstene) (née Beitler) (1923, Aizpute) — mother
Ilze Kloka (1950, Skrunda) — wife
Henrieta Markushevits (née Funkelstein) (1909, Kuldīga) — father’s sister