Milman Meyer Pavlovich (1924)

Milman (Milmann) Meyer (Meer) Pavlovich (14 October 1924, Riga) — worker.

Meyer Milman was born into the family of a butcher, Peisakh (Paul) Milman (1895, Riga – 1942, Chelyabinsk Oblast), and a seamstress, Pesa Lvovna Milman (1891, Riga). He completed seven grades at the 1st Riga Jewish Primary School in 1939.

From 1940 to 1941, he worked as an apprentice welder at the Jugla Manufactory industrial complex. In 1941 he was evacuated to the town of Khalturin (Kirov Oblast), where he worked at a vocational school (1941–1942). From 1942 to 1950 he served in the Red Army, fighting and later serving in the 43rd Guards Latvian Division, 123rd Regiment. He was awarded the medals “For Courage” and “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945”, as well as several jubilee medals.

After demobilization, he returned to Riga. From 1950 to 1954 he worked as a locksmith-welder at the Sarkana Zvaigzne factory. From 1954 to 1956 he was a cutter at the Somdaris leather goods combine. In 1956–1957 he worked as a salesman at the Latvian office of Torgmontazh. From 1957 to 1973 he worked as a painter in a construction unit of the Lattorgstroi trust.

He was married to Freida Girshevna Milman (née Strashun) (1921, Dvinsk, today Daugavpils). Their children were Khava Meyerovna Milman (1951, Jūrmala) and Rafael Meyerovich Milman (1957, Riga).

Family:

In 1973, Meyer Milman received permission to emigrate to Israel. Since 1971, his brother Khatse Peisakhovich Milman (1922, Riga) had been living there, and since 1972 his sister Raisa Pavlovna Schneer (née Milman) (1928, Riga).

Peisakh (Paul) Milman (1895, Riga – 1942, Chelyabinsk Oblast) — father
Pesa Lvovna Milman (1891, Riga) — mother
Khatse Milman Peisakhovich (1922, Riga) — brother
Raisa Pavlovna Schneer (née Milman) (1928, Riga) — sister
Freida Milman (née Strashun) Girshevna (1921, Dvinsk/Daugavpils) — wife
Khava Milman Meerovna (1951, Jūrmala) — daughter
Rafael Milman Meerovich (1957, Riga) — son