| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Levin |
| Name | Gdalya |
| Patronym | Borisovich |
| Birth year | 1912 |
| Birth month | 2 |
| Birth day | 6 |
| Birth place | Riga |
| Sex | M |
Levin (Lewin) Gdalya Borisovich (6 February 1912, Riga) — lawyer.
From 1927 to 1931, Gdalya Levin worked at the Riga port. In 1931, he joined the Zionist student organization Galileya, through which he found employment at a Jewish school. In 1931–1934, he served as a clerk at Riga Municipal Jewish Primary School No. 9. Also in 1931, he entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Latvia.
In early 1934, Levin left Galileya and joined the underground communist movement in Latvia. In August 1934, he was arrested by the Latvian Security Police for communist activity, specifically for passing on communist publications (Pravda and Izvestiya). Because of the arrest, he was dismissed from his job and expelled from the university.
In 1934–1935, he performed military service in the Latvian Army. After demobilization, he was unable to find work. In 1935, friends warned him of a pending second arrest under the Kerensky Law, and he was forced to leave the country.
From 1935 to 1941, he lived and worked in France (Paris, Rouen), employed as a driver, private tutor, and laboratory chemist. In 1941, he returned to Riga and was reinstated at the university.
In 1942–1945, Gdalya Levin served in the Soviet Army as an assistant commander; he was demobilized in 1945 due to disability. He was awarded the Medal for Battle Merit.
In 1945, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Latvian State University.
Employment:
1945–46 and 1948–56 — legal adviser at Riga Food Trade Enterprise No. 2
1946–48 and 1956–59 — lawyer at Riga Legal Consultation Office No. 4
From 1959 — lawyer at Riga Legal Consultation Office No. 2
1946–48 and 1956–1992 — member of the Bar Association of the Latvian SSR
He was a member of the Trade Workers’ Union of the Latvian SSR since 1945.
From 1978, Gdalya Levin provided legal services for the Riga Variety and Concert Association. He actively contributed to strengthening legality at the enterprise, advised employees on various legal matters, and represented the association before courts and arbitration bodies.