| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Gottlieb |
| Name | Yakov |
| Patronym | Abramovich |
| Birth year | 1912 |
| Birth month | 10 |
| Birth day | 1 |
| Birth place | Valdemarpils |
| Sex | M |
Gottlieb (Gotlib) Yakov (Jakov) Abramovich (1 October 1912, Valdemarpils) — dispatcher.
Yakov Gottlieb was the son of Abram Gotlib (d. 1941, Riga) and Basya Gotlib (d. 1916, Zolotonosha). In 1925, he completed six years of schooling in Talsi.
From 1925 to 1931, he worked as a shop assistant in a chemical goods store in Talsi. Between 1931 and 1933, he served in the Latvian Army. From 1933 to 1941, he was head of a wholesale pharmaceutical depot in Riga.
In 1941, he was evacuated to Cheboksary. In 1942, he was drafted into the Soviet Army and saw active combat. After his demobilisation in 1945, he returned to Riga.
From 1945 to 1946, he worked as a furniture inspector at the Riga military trade department. In 1946, he became head of the buffet for the Riga Maritime Shipping Company’s catering service. Between 1946 and 1955, he managed a kiosk at the Kartprodukt Artel.
In 1955–56, he worked as warehouse manager for Latkoopttorg, and from 1956 to 1958, as store and warehouse manager for Riga’s Second City Industrial Trade Department. From 1958 onward, he served as a dispatcher at the Latobuivtorg base.
He was awarded the Order of the Red Star and the medals For Military Merit and For Valour.
He was married to Sore Gotlib (née Brand) (1917, Kremenchuk). They had two children: Basya Gotlib (born 1946, Riga) and Iosif Gotlib (born1954, Riga).
His brother, Leiba Gotlib (1911, Valdemarpils), lived and worked in Riga in the 1960s. His brother Moritz Gotlib (1909, Valdemarpils) and sister Riva Gotfrid (née Gotlib) (1915, Valdemarpils) emigrated to Palestine before the outbreak of the Second World War.
In 1965, Yakov Gotlib received permission to emigrate to Israel.
Sore Gotlib (née Brand) (1917, Kremenchuk) — wife
Basya Gotlib (1946, Riga) — daughter
Iosif Gotlib (1954, Riga) — son
Abram Gotlib (d. 1941, Riga) — father
Basya Gotlib (d. 1916, Zolotonosha) — mother
Moritz Gotlib (1909, Valdemarpils) — brother
Leiba Gotlib (1911, Valdemarpils) — brother
Riva Gotfrid (née Gotlib) (1915, Valdemarpils) — sister