Shteyngart Dina Davidovna (1921)

Shteyngart (née Sorokina) Dina Davidovna (15.09.1921, Varakļāni) – seamstress. She was born into the family of Sorokin David Itsikovich (1897, Varakļāni – 1976, Riga) and Sorokina (née Kristel) Nekhama Zuselovna (1897, Varakļāni – 1970, Riga). She completed 7 grades of the local basic school, worked as a seamstress at Kristel's workshop (1936-1940), and on moving to Riga worked as a seamstress at Grinberg's workshop (1940-1941), and as a dressmaker at the “Rīgas Apģērbs” factory (1941).
She was evacuated to Cheboksary, Chuvash ASSR, and from there to Marks, Saratov Region, where she worked at a collective farm (1941-1943). On moving to Gorky (today Nizhny Novgorod), she worked as a seamstress at the “Sila” artel (1943-1945). On returning to Riga, she worked as a seamstress at the “Rīgas Apģērbs” factory (1945-1946), was a dependent of her husband (1946-1961), and was a worker at the “Erglis” shoe factory, which in 1971 was renamed the “Rekords” production association (1961-1976).

In her marriage to Rukasin Yazep Berkovich (1915, Dvinsk – killed by the Nazis in 1941, Riga), there were no children.

In her marriage to Shteyngart Shimon Aronovich (1909-1970, Riga), sons Shteyngart Aron Semyonovich (1947, Riga) and Shteyngart Genokh Semyonovich (1949, Riga) were born.

In 1977 she received permission to emigrate to Israel, where her elder son Shteyngart Aron Semyonovich (1947) and her brother Sorokin Borukh Davidovich (1924, Varakļāni) had been living since 1969.

N. Voronova

Sorokin David Itsikovich (1897-1976) – father
Sorokina (née Kristel) Nekhama Zuselovna (1897-1970) – mother
Sorokin Borukh Davidovich (1924) – brother
Polishchuk (née Sorokina) Zisla Davidovna (1925, Varakļāni) – sister
Rukasin Yazep Berkovich (1915-1941) - first husband
Shteyngart Shimon Aronovich (1909-1970) – second husband
Shteyngart Aron Semyonovich (1947) – son
Shteyngart Genokh Semyonovich (1949) – son