Preis Tsivio (1916)

Preis (Preiss) Tsivio (Tziwo) (20 Aug 1916, Riga) — seamstress.

Tsivo Preis was the daughter of Meyer Ginzburg (…, Jēkabpils — 1932, Riga) and Gita Ginzburg (…, Krustpils — 1941). In 1932 she graduated from the 1st Seven-Year Jewish School in Riga. In 1935 she completed a specialised sewing school. In 1935–39 she worked as a home-based seamstress. In 1940–41 she was a worker at the “Sarkana Atspole” textile factory in Riga.

In 1941 she was evacuated to Gorky Region and until 1942 worked at the Dzerzhinsky state farm. In 1942–44 she was employed at the Leninabad garment and knitwear factory. In 1944–45 she worked at the Leninabad canning plant.

In 1945 Tsivo Preis returned to Riga; until 1950 and again in 1955–57 she worked as a home-based seamstress. In 1950–55 she was a shop assistant in the “Sagatatajs” artel. In 1957–64 she worked as a saleswoman in food retail stores of the Moscow District of Riga.

Her mother, first husband Beines Minsk(er) (1904, Riga — 1941, Riga), and sister Basya Ginzburg (1923, Riga — 1941) were murdered in the Holocaust. Her second husband, Gershon Preiss (1915, Ludza — 1944, Bauska), was killed in action during the Second World War.

In 1964 Tsivo Preis and her daughter Gita Preiss (1947, Riga) received permission to emigrate to Israel, following an invitation from her cousin Rahel Yelin, who had left Poland for Palestine in 1946.

Family:

Beines Minsk(er) (1904, Riga — 1941, Riga) — first husband
Gershon Preiss (1915, Ludza — 1944, Bauska) — second husband
Gita Preiss (1947, Riga) — daughter
Meyer Ginzburg (…, Jēkabpils — 1932, Riga) — father
Gita Ginzburg (…, Krustpils — 1941) — mother
Basya Ginzburg (1923, Riga — 1941) — sister
Rahel Yelin (…) — cousin