Kaplan Bers Leibovich (1912)

Kaplan Bers Leibovich (7 August 1912, Riga) — physician.

Bers Kaplan was born into the family of Leib Berkovich Kaplan (1876, Vitebsk, Belarus — 1963, Riga) and Musha Moiseevna Kaplan (née Kvint) (1888, Vitebsk — killed by the Nazis in Riga, 1941).

He graduated from Riga Gymnasium (1931), then from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Turin, Italy (1931–1938). Upon returning to Riga, he worked as a physician at the women’s hospital Linas Hatzedek (1938–1941). Evacuated to Marfino, Stalingrad Oblast, he worked in medical institutions there and later in Stalingrad (1941–1944).

After returning to Riga in 1944, he worked as resident physician, acting head of the maternity and gynecology clinic, and head of department at the Republican Clinical Hospital (1944–1955). Later: gynecologist at Riga Oncology Dispensary (1955–1973), senior researcher at the Medical Institute (1973–1977), gynecologist-oncologist at Riga City Oncology Dispensary (1977–1980).

Bers Kaplan was married to Zinaida Alexandrovna Kaplan (née Berlin) (1922, Riga). Their children: Alexandra Berovna Abeleva (née Kaplan) (1945, Riga), Mark Berovich Kaplan (1955, Riga).

In 1980 he received permission to emigrate to Israel, where his daughter Alexandra had lived since 1973.

Family:

Leib Berkovich Kaplan (1876–1963) — father
Musha Moiseevna Kaplan (née Kvint) (1888–1941) — mother
Robert Leibovich Kaplan (1921, Riga) — brother
Mikhail Leibovich Kaplan (1928–1941, killed by the Nazis in Riga) — brother
Zinaida Alexandrovna Kaplan (née Berlin) (1922, Riga) — wife
Alexandra Berovna Abeleva (née Kaplan) (1945, Riga) — daughter
Mark Berovich Kaplan (1955, Riga) — son