Kuper Tsilya Abramovna (1924)

Kuper (Hellerman) Tsilya Abramovna (born December 10, 1924, Riga) — worker.

Tsilya Kuper was born into the family of Abram Hellerman (1888, Riga – 1949, Riga) and Hasya Hellerman (Zilberman) (1891, Jēkabpils).

In 1940, she graduated from eight grades of a Riga secondary school. From 1940 to 1941, she worked at the Baltic Glove Factory in Riga. In 1941, she was evacuated to the Chuvash ASSR, where she worked until 1945 at the Kizlitan kolkhoz in the Chkalov district.

After returning to Riga in 1945, she worked at the Mara factory until 1953. From 1953 onward — quality control inspector (OTK controller) at the Sarkanais Rīts (“Red Morning”) factory.

During the Holocaust, her sister Sara Hellerman (1914, Riga – 1941, Riga) was killed.

Married to Izrail Kuper (1915, Riga). Their children: Abram Kuper (b. 1953, Riga), Peisakh Kuper (b. 1958, Riga), Lubov Kuper (b. 1961, Riga)

In 1971, Tsilya Kuper received permission to emigrate to Israel.

Family:

Izrail Kuper (1915, Riga) — husband
Abram Kuper (1953, Riga) — son
Peisakh Kuper (1958, Riga) — son
Lyubov Kuper (1961, Riga) — daughter
Abram Hellerman (1888, Riga – 1949, Riga) — father
Hasya Hellerman (Zilberman) (1891, Jēkabpils) — mother
Sara Hellerman (1914, Riga – 1941, Riga) — sister
Yakov (Jakub) Hellerman (1926, Riga) — brother
Nokhum Hellerman (1929, Riga) — brother
Khaim Lekhter (b. 1915) — cousin of husband