Shruster Moisey Yakovlevich (1922)

Shruster Moisey Yakovlevich (1922, Rēzekne) — fitter. In 1936 he completed 6 grades of basic school in Rēzekne. In 1937—38 — fitter's apprentice at Balkin's workshop in Rēzekne. In 1938—40 — fitter at Hasel's primus-stove factory in Riga. In 1940—41 — fitter at Riga Plant No. 464. In 1941—45 — fitter at a machine-building plant in Ishim, Omsk Region. In 1945—60 — fitter at the 2nd Leningrad Military School in Riga. In 1960—68 — fitter at the Riga Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers. From 1968 — pensioner, category 1 disabled. In his marriage to Shruster (née Rakhailovich) Basya (1920, Rēzekne), sons Shruster Yakov (1949, Riga) and Shruster Eduard (1953, Riga) were born. In the Holocaust Sh.'s parents, Shruster Yakov (1888, Rēzekne — 1941) and Shruster Dora (1893, Rēzekne — 1941), and brother, Shruster Abo (1925, Rēzekne — 1941), perished. In 1965 Sh. filed his first petition to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his wife's brother, Rakhailovich Eliezer (1922, Rēzekne), which was granted only in 1971.

A. Norman

Shruster (née Rakhailovich) Basya (1920, Rēzekne) — wife
Shruster Yakov (1949, Riga) — son
Shruster Eduard (1953, Riga) — son
Shruster Yakov (1888, Rēzekne — 1941) — father
Shruster Dora (1893, Rēzekne — 1941) — mother
Shruster Abo (1925, Rēzekne — 1941) — brother
Rakhailovich Eliezer (1922, Rēzekne) — wife's brother