Shiren Yakov Iosifovich (1919)

Shiren Yakov Iosifovich (15.08.1919, Riga) — dental technician. In 1933 he finished 8 grades of Riga's 3rd Jewish City School. In 1933 he learned the trade of dental technician. In 1934—41 — dental technician at H. Alberts's surgery in Riga. In 1941 Sh., together with his parents, Shiren Iosif (1886, Riga — 1941, Riga) and Shiren (Piter) Riva (1890, Daugavpils — 1941, Riga), his brother Shiren Bernhard (1915, Riga — 1941(?), Riga), and his sister Shiren Dvoira (1924, Riga — 1941, Riga), were confined to the Riga ghetto. Only Sh. survived. In 1943 he was deported from Latvia to Germany and passed through the camps of Stutthof, Buchenwald, and Sachsenhausen. He was liberated in 1945 and worked as a photographer in Prenzlau (Germany) and Brest-Litovsk. In 1946 he returned to Riga and until 1947 worked as a dental technician at the District Dental Polyclinic. From 1947 — dental technician at Riga's 4th City Polyclinic. In 1951 he passed external examinations at the Riga Dental Technician School, confirming his qualification with a diploma. His marriage to Shiren (Levin) Roza (1923, Riga) produced children Shiren Ilya (1947, Riga) and Maizlina (Shiren) Emma (1954, Riga). In 1973 Sh. received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his wife's brother, Levin Mendel (1921, Riga).

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Shiren (Levin) Roza (1913, Riga) — wife
Shiren Ilya (1947, Riga) — son
Maizlina (Shiren) Emma (1954, Riga) — daughter
Shiren Iosif (1886, Riga — 1941, Riga) — father
Shiren (Piter) Riva (1890, Daugavpils — 1941, Riga) — mother
Shiren Bernhard (1915, Riga — 1941(?), Riga) — brother
Shiren Dvoira (1924, Riga — 1941, Riga) — sister
Levin Mendel (1921, Riga) — wife's brother