| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Gurvich |
| Name | Shevel |
| Patronym | Israilovich |
| Birth year | 1893 |
| Birth month | 6 |
| Birth day | 1 |
| Birth place | Dvinsk |
| Sex | M |
Gurvich (Gurwitsch) Shevel (Schwel) Israilovich (born 1 June 1893, Dvinsk – date of death unknown) — teacher and artist.
Shvel Gurvich graduated from the Art College in Kyiv. In 1920, he enrolled at the Latvian Academy of Arts. Beginning in 1919, he taught at the 10th and 16th Unified Labour Schools in Daugavpils. He instructed German and art at the Daugavpils Jewish Vocational School, as well as at the sewing school of the Ort society. In the autumn of 1940, official records from the Teachers’ Certification Commission of the Ministry of Education confirmed that he was granted permission to teach German at the 14th City Jewish School.