| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Zaks |
| Name | Khaim |
| Patronym | Izrailevich |
| Birth year | 1929 |
| Birth place | Riga |
| Sex | M |
Zaks Khaim (Chaim) Izrailevich (born 1929, Riga) – tinsmith.
Khaim Zaks was born to Izrail Iosifovich Zaks (born 1896, Dvinsk – killed by the Nazis, exact date unknown) and Bunna Shlyomovna Zaks (born 1899, Dvinsk – killed by the Nazis, exact date unknown).
He completed seven years of schooling. Worked as a tinsmith at the Sanmekhlekhprom association (1951), in repair and mechanical workshops (1951–1959), in the installation department Tekhnik-Montazh (1959), and at the Construction and Assembly Department (1959–1971).
Married to Ida Vulfovna Zake (née Feld) (born 1935, Riga). They had a daughter, Khana Khaimovna Zake (born 1955, Riga), and a son, Boris Khaimovich Zaks (born 1963, Riga).
In 1971, Khaim Zaks received permission to emigrate to Israel, where since 1968 his wife’s brother, Abram Vulfovich Feld (born 1928, Riga), had been living.
Family:
Izrail Iosifovich Zaks (1896 – killed by the Nazis, exact date unknown) – father
Bunna Shlyomovna Zaks (1899 – killed by the Nazis, exact date unknown) – mother
Modres Izrailevich Zaks (born 1921, Dvinsk) – brother
Eida Izrailevna Goldshtein (née Zaks) (born 1931, Riga) – sister
Ida Vulfovna Zake (née Feld) (born 1935) – wife
Khana Khaimovna Zake (born 1955) – daughter
Boris Khaimovich Zaks (born 1963) – son
Abram Vulfovich Feld (born 1928) – wife’s brother