| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Izraelit |
| Name | Tsilya |
| Patronym | Khananovna |
| Birth year | 1933 |
| Birth month | 8 |
| Birth day | 25 |
| Birth place | Yevpatoria |
| Sex | F |
Izraelit (Israelit) (née Modylevskaya) Tsilya (Tzila) Khananovna (25 August 1933, Yevpatoria, Crimea) — physician.
In 1940, Izraelit’s family moved to Riga. In 1951, she enrolled in the Crimea Medical Institute; in her third year, she transferred to Riga, and in 1957 qualified as a paediatrician at the Riga Medical Institute. From 1958 to 1971, she worked as a physician and paediatrician at Riga City Hospital No. 3.
In 1971, Tsilya Izraelit, together with her husband Mark Izraelit (b. 1928) and their children Diana (b. 1957) and Solomon (b. 1965), planned to emigrate to Tel Aviv for family reunification with her husband’s relatives.
Her father, Khanan Modylevsky (1904–1940), was killed at the front during the Second World War.
Mark Izraelit (b. 1928) — husband
Diana Izraelit (b. 1957) — daughter
Solomon Izraelit (b. 1965) — son
Sara Modylevskaya (b. 1911) — mother
Leonid Modylevsky (b. 1936) — brother
Khanan Modylevsky (1904–1940) — father