Lipkhin Israel Pinkhusovich (1908)

Lipkhin (Lipchin) Israel Pinkhusovich (born 4 August 1908, Ludza) – tinsmith.

In 1924, Israel Lipkhin completed four classes at the Jewish primary school in Riga. From 1925 to 1929, he worked as a tinsmith in Pinkhel’s workshop in Riga. In 1929–31, he served in the Latvian Army. From 1931 to 1940, he was employed as a tinsmith in Teitelbaum’s workshop in Riga. In 1940–41, he worked as a tinsmith at the industrial combine of the Stalinskii District of Riga.

In 1941, Israel Lipkhin was evacuated to Tashkent Oblast, where he worked as a tinsmith at the Bashur Hydroelectric Station until 1946. In 1947, he returned to Riga and worked as a tinsmith at the Bytremont artel until 1949. Between 1949 and 1965, he continued to work as a tinsmith at various enterprises: the Bytovik artel, the industrial combine of the Stalinskii District of Riga, the Latvian SSR Beekeepers’ Society, the Santekhmontazh enterprise, the Metallobytremont factory, and the Voluntary Fire Society of the Latvian SSR.

In his marriage to Eta Ioffe Lipkhina (1913, Riga), two children were born: Rosa Lipkhin (1948, Riga) and Pinkus Lipkhin (1955, Riga).

During the Holocaust, Israel Lipkhin’s parents, Pinkhus Lipkhin (1882, Rēzekne – 1941, Riga) and Esra Lipkhin (1881, Ludza – 1941, Riga), as well as his brother Yakov Lipkhin (1925, Riga – 1941, Riga), were killed. His sister Guta Haikin (née Lipkhin) (1911, Ludza) left for Palestine in 1934 in search of work. Another sister, Mira Berkovskaya (née Lipkhin) (1917, Ludza), emigrated to Israel in 1957. In 1965, Israel Lipkhin received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his sisters.

Family:

Eta Ioffe Lipkhina (1913, Riga) – wife
Rosa Lipkhin (1948, Riga) – daughter
Pinkus Lipkhin (1955, Riga) – son
Pinkhus Lipkhin (1882, Rēzekne – 1941, Riga) – father
Esra Lipkhin (1881, Ludza – 1941, Riga) – mother
Guta Haikin (née Lipkhin) (1911, Ludza) – sister
Mira Berkovskaya (née Lipkhin) (1917, Ludza) – sister
Yakov Lipkhin (1925, Riga – 1941, Riga) – brother