Shenkman Lyuba Movshovna (1921)

Shenkman (Zak, Kaplan) Lyuba Movshovna (10.12.1921, Tartu) – physician. Daughter of Zak Movsha (1895, Tartu – 1963, Tartu) and Zak (Sherman) Guta (1897, Tartu – 1977, Tallinn). In 1940 she graduated from a gymnasium in Tallinn. In 1940 she enrolled at the University of Tartu. After being evacuated from Estonia in 1941, she continued her studies at medical faculties in Barnaul and Samarkand, and in 1948 graduated from the Medical Faculty of the University of Tartu, qualifying as a physician. In 1947 – physician at the Psychoneurological Dispensary and the Ambulance Station in Tartu. In 1948–49 – inspecting physician at the Tartu District Health Department. In 1949–50 – inspecting physician of the City Health Department in Tallinn. In 1950–51 – sports-medicine physician at the Republican Sports-Medicine Dispensary of Tallinn. In 1951–53 – physician at the Tallinn Children's Hospital.
In 1953 Sh. moved to Riga and worked as a physician at the Pioneer camp of the Republican Committee of the Municipal Services Trade Union. In 1953–56 – physician of the children's department at the 4th Riga United City Hospital. In 1956–61 – paediatrician at the 1st Riga City Clinical Hospital. In 1961–78 – district and school physician at Riga Children's Polyclinic No. 1. From 1978 – pensioner. Awarded the medal “Veteran of Labour.” Her marriage to Kaplan Moisei (1912, Moscow – 1967, Vilnius) (dissolved in 1954) produced a son, Kaplan Alexander (1950, Tallinn). Her marriage to Shenkman Abram (1913, Daugavpils) produced a son, Shenkman Mark (1955, Riga). In 1982 Sh. received permission to emigrate to Israel.

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Kaplan Moisei (1912, Moscow – 1967, Vilnius) – first husband
Kaplan Alexander (1950, Tallinn) – son
Shenkman Abram (1913, Daugavpils) – second husband
Shenkman Mark (1955, Riga) – son
Zak Movsha (1895, Tartu – 1963, Tartu) – father
Zak (Sherman) Guta (1897, Tartu – 1977, Tallinn) – mother
Wasserman (Zak) Simkha (1919, Tartu) – sister