Heiman Honon Berovich (1911-1973)

Personal data
SurnameHeiman
NameHonon
PatronymBerovich
Birth year1911
Death year1973
SexM

Heiman (Heimann) Honon Berovich (1911 — after 1973) - participant in the underground communist in interwar Latvia, shoemaker.

Among his associates were A. B. Fridland and G. D. Margolis.

In 1930, a clandestine printing press was established in Heiman's apartment, where the newspaper “Spartak” was printed. Honon Heiman himself participated in the publication of the newspaper.

In November 1934, he helped display a red flag and was arrested. In 1935, he was sentenced to four years of hard labor.

He was released in 1938.

From 1938 to 1941, he worked as a cutter at the Record Shoe Factory.

During the Second World War, he served as a private in the Directorate of Defensive Fortifications. He was wounded and later discharged due to disability.

For military service, he was awarded two medals.

He became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in 1949.

From 1946 to 1958, he worked as a cutter at the Record Shoe Factory.

From 1958 to 1965, he worked at the Blazma Combine.

From 1965 to 1967, he worked at a branch of the production association Pirmais Maijs.

From 1967 to 1973, he was employed as a cutter at the Jūrmala Consumer Services Office.

From 1967, he held the status of a Personal Pensioner of Republican Significance.

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