Vainshtein Meer Leibovich (1949)

Vainshtein (Weinstein) Meer Leibovich (17 May 1949, Riga) – construction worker.

Meer Vainshtein was born into the family of cobbler Leib Meerovich Vainshtein (b. 1913) and homemaker Sara Elyakimovna Vainshtein (née Yankovich, first marriage – Gavartina) (b. 1913). He studied at Riga Secondary School No. 15 (1956–1964), worked as a tinsmith’s apprentice at the “Sarkanais Oktobris” factory (1964–1965), and then as a locksmith’s apprentice at the “Kommutator” plant (1965–1966). He continued his education at an evening secondary school (1966–1969). Then, he worked as a locksmith at a construction and installation department (1969–1971), served in the Soviet Army (1971, Baranovichi, Belarus SSR), and studied at the Riga Construction Technical College (1972–1976, evening department).

Meer Vainshtein also worked as a locksmith-tinsmith at the Lighting Equipment Factory (1971–1973), as a roofer at RSU No. [unspecified] of the Proletarian District of Riga (1973), as a tinsmith for “Latvselkhoztekhnika” (1973–1975), and as a tinsmith for RSU No. 4 of the City Repair and Construction Trust (1975–1979).

From his marriage to Liya Zusyevna Vainshtein (née Khabenskaya) (b. 1953, Daugavpils), a daughter, Dana Meerovna Vainshtein (b. 1973, Riga), was born.

In 1979, Meer Vainshtein received permission to emigrate to Israel, where since 1972 his mother Sara Elyakimovna Vainshtein (née Yankovich) had been living.

Leib Meerovich Vainshtein (b. 1913) – father
Sara Elyakimovna Vainshtein (née Yankovich) (b. 1913) – mother
Mira Leibovna Simson (née Vainshtein) (b. 1946) – sister
Liya Zusyevna Vainshtein (née Khabenskaya) (b. 1953) – wife
Dana Meerovna Vainshtein (b. 1973) – daughter