Sverdlova Leya Iserovna (1899)

Sverdlova (Swerdlowa) (née Ipugdina) Leya (Lea) Iserovna (25 September 1899, Varakļāni) — housewife.

In 1912, Leya Sverdlova completed two classes of the primary school in Varakļāni. From 1917 to 1921, she worked as an auxiliary worker in a sewing workshop in Riga.

In 1941, she was evacuated to Kanukova (Kalmyk ASSR), where she worked at a local brick factory. In 1942, she moved to Kamensk-Uralsky, where she worked in construction on a Martin furnace. In 1945, she returned to Riga.

From 1961 to 1965, she worked as a home-based worker at the 2nd cardboard factory in Riga. From 1965, she was a pensioner.

She was married to Shapse (Shanse) Sverdlov (1902–1960, Riga). Their children were:

Estera Elkovskaya (née Sverdlova; 1926, Gostini, Daugavpils District),

Roza Gleyzerman (née Sverdlova; 1923, Daugavpils),

Brokha Sverdlova (1924–1941, Riga),

Zalman Sverdlov (1928–1941, Riga), and Sara Sverdlova (1930–1938, Riga).

During the Holocaust, her children Brokha and Zalman were killed, as well as many members of her family: her parents Iser Ipugdin and Keyla-Meri Ipugdina (both murdered in 1941 in Varakļāni), her brother Khaim Ipugdin (1896–1941, Riga), and her sisters Alte Skutelskaya (née Ipugdina; d. 1941, Riga) and Riva Kazimir (née Ipugdina; 1902–1941).

In 1972, Leya Sverdlova received permission to emigrate to Israel.

Family:

Shapse (Shanse) Sverdlov (1902–1960, Riga) — husband
Estera Elkovskaya (née Sverdlova; 1926) — daughter
Roza Gleyzerman (née Sverdlova; 1923) — daughter
Brokha Sverdlova (1924–1941) — daughter
Zalman Sverdlov (1928–1941) — son
Sara Sverdlova (1930–1938) — daughter
Khaim Ipugdin (1896–1941) — brother
Alte Skutelskaya (née Ipugdina; d. 1941) — sister
Riva Kazimir (née Ipugdina; 1902–1941) — sister
Iser Ipugdin (d. 1941) — father
Keyla-Meri Ipugdina (d. 1941) — mother
Fanya Ritvo (née Kazimir; 1922, Limbaži) — niece