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Buskina Rayza Leibovna (18.2.1921-?, Jelgava) - worker. In 1936, she completed 7 years of primary school in Jelgava. From 1937 to 1941, she worked as a seamstress in Jelgava private workshops. From 1942 to 1945, she worked in a distillery in Yaransk, Kirov region. After returning to Riga in 1945, she worked as a waitress, at the “Progress” factory (1947 - 1948), the Riga Industrial and Commercial Plant (1950 - 1955), and at the “Mara” factory (1965 - 1968).
Her brother, Levinson Motel (1912-1943), was killed in Tallinn during the German occupation. Leibovna's sister, Tima Levinson (1906-1942), was killed during the occupation in Daugavpils. Leibovna's brother, Levinson Zoreh (1908-1942), was killed at the front. Their parents Leib Levinson (1877-1925) and Roja Levinson (1880 - 1936) were born and were buried in Jelgava. In the 1970s, Bushkina was planning to move to Israel with her brother Levinsohn Jakov (1912-), who had previously left Latvia.
А. Norman
Bushkin Zaloman (1906-?) - husband
Katz (Bushkina) Hasya (1951-) - daughter
Bushkin Morthe (1954-) - son
Bushkin Abram (1957) - son
Levinson Leib (1877-1925) - father
Levinson Rohl (1880-1936) - mother
Levinsohn Yaakov (1902-?) - brother
Levinson Zoreh (1908-1942) - brother
Barmapov (Levinson) Tima (1906-1942) - sister
Levinson Motel (1912-1943) - brother
Samuel (Levinson) Rashe (1904-?) - sister
Levinson David (1911-?) - brother
Levinsohn Yehiel (Yahim) (1919-?) - brother
Levinson Mendel (1918-?) - brother
Lat (Levinson) Dora (1925-) - sister
