Strom Rokhe-Gite Nekhamovna (1910)

Strom (née Shilova) Rokhe-Gite (Roche-Gite) (Rokha-Gita) Nekhamovna (9 November 1910, Jelgava) — nurse.

Rokhe-Gite Strom was born to Nekhem Shilov (1885, Riga — 1917, Riga) and Khana Shilova (1888, Tukums — 1913, Tukums). In 1925, she completed seven years of primary education in Jelgava.

From 1926 to 1929, she worked as a seamstress in private workshops in Jelgava. In 1929, she moved to Riga, where until 1941 she worked as a shop assistant in a stationery store.

In 1941, she was evacuated to Kuibyshev. Until 1945, she served as a nurse in military hospitals. In 1943, she completed a nursing school in Namangan. In 1945, she returned to Riga. From that year onward, she worked as a nurse at the Riga Railway Hospital.

Her first husband, Samson Israelson (1910, Riga — 1943), was killed in action during the Second World War. She later married Abram Strom (1912, Daugavpils).

In 1969, Rokhe-Gite Strom received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her cousin, Lina Charny (1916, Jelgava).

Family:

Samson Israelson (1910–1943) — first husband
Abram Strom (1912, Daugavpils) — second husband
Nekhem Shilov (1885–1917) — father
Khana Shilova (1888–1913) — mother
Lina Charny (1916, Jelgava) — cousin