Munits Meri Israelevna (1922)

Munits (Munitz) Meri Israelevna (30 September 1922, Riga) — teacher.

Meri Munits was born into the family of Israel Iosifovich Munits (1890, Rēzekne — 1971, Riga) and Sheina Iosifovna Munits (née Krinkina) (1895, Rēzekne — 1962, Riga). In 1941 she was evacuated to the settlement of Ochyor, Perm Region. In 1942 she graduated from a pedagogical college and worked as a teacher at the Tokarenskaya incomplete secondary school (1942–1943). From 1943 to 1945 she worked as a kindergarten teacher in Ochyor. After returning to Riga, she studied at Latvian State University (1945–1949). She worked as a history teacher at the Daugavpils Teachers’ Institute (1949–1950), at the Riga Preschool Pedagogical College (1950–1958), and until 1975 taught history at the Jāzeps Mediņš Music College.

In marriage with Mikhail (Michel) Yakovlevich Zel (1921, Riga), a son was born: Grigory Mikhailovich Zel (1952,Riga).

In 1977 Meri Munits received permission to emigrate to Israel, where her son Grigory Mikhailovich Zel had been living since 1975.

Family:

Israel Iosifovich Munits (1890–1971) — father
Sheina Iosifovna Munits (née Krinkina) (1895–1962) — mother
Tevye Israelevich Munits (1916, Rēzekne) — brother (emigrated from Riga to Israel in 1972)
Rokha Israelevna Munits (1921, Rēzekne) — sister
Mikhail (Michel) Yakovlevich Zel (1921) — husband
Grigory Mikhailovich Zel (1952) — son