Gelvan Zofiya Kusielevna (1927)

Gelvan (Gelwan) (née Freidenson) Zofiya Kusielevna (6 June 1927, Daugavpils) – cashier.

Zofiya Gelvan was the daughter of Kusiel Freidenson (1894, Daugavpils – 1977, Riga) and Rivka Freidenson (née Kagan) (1898, Daugavpils – 1979, Riga).

During the Second World War, she was evacuated to Irkutsk, where she completed ten years of secondary education. In 1945–46, she studied on accounting courses at a vocational training centre in Riga. From 1962 to 1965, she worked at the Riga Haberdashery Combine. In 1965, she was employed as a cashier at the “Korso” canteen in Jūrmala, and from 1965 to 1974, worked as a cashier at Canteen No. 58 of the public catering network in Riga’s Proletarsky District.

She married Abo Gelvan (b. 1922, Daugavpils), and they had two children: Isaak Gelvan (b. 1947, Riga) and Zhaneta Gelvan (b. 1957, Riga).

In 1974, she received permission to emigrate to Israel to join her niece, Regina Shluper (née Freidenson) (b. 1945, Riga).

Family:

Abo Gelvan (b. 1922, Daugavpils) – husband
Isaak Gelvan (b. 1947, Riga) – son
Zhaneta Gelvan (b. 1957, Riga) – daughter
Kusiel Freidenson (1894–1977, Daugavpils–Riga) – father
Rivka Freidenson (née Kagan) (1898–1979, Daugavpils–Riga) – mother
Lev (Leib-Ber) Freidenson (1917/1919–1976, Daugavpils–Riga) – brother
Hirsh Freidenson (b. 1920, Daugavpils) – brother
Motel Freidenson (b. 1922, Daugavpils) – brother
Leah Rosenberg (née Freidenson) (b. 1928, Daugavpils) – sister
Regina Shluper (née Freidenson) (b. 1945, Riga) – niece