Ackerman (Akermann) (Shluper) Khaya Zalamanovna (23.09.1946, Riga) – Accountant.

Daughter of Simkha Junkman (Gruzina) (1906, Jēkabpils) and Zalman Shluper (1902, Daugavpils – 1960, Riga).

In 1968, Haya Ackerman graduated from the evening department of the Technical College of Light Industry, specializing in footwear manufacturing technology. Until 1970, she worked at the Somdaris industrial complex. From 1970 to 1971, she worked as a cashier at the Kosmos cinema. From 1971 to 1978, she was an accountant at the Riga Taxi Park.

Haya’s half-brothers, born in Riga, Hillel Junkman (1933 – 1959) and Meishe Junkmann (1937 – 1962), are buried in Riga. Her father, Shluper Zalman (1902 – 1960), was born in Daugavpils and is also buried in Riga. Her father’s brother, Gershon Shluper (1912), emigrated from Latvia to Israel in 1973.

In 1978, Khaya Ackerman received permission to leave Latvia.

Family Members:

Valery Ackerman (1945, Riga) – husband
Zhanna Ackerman (1968, Riga) – daughter
Hillel Junkman (1933, Riga – 1959, Riga) – half-brother
Meishe Junkman (1937, Riga – 1962, Riga) – half-brother
Zalman Shluper (1902, Daugavpils – 1960, Riga) – father
Simkha Junkman (Gruzina) (1906, Jēkabpils) – mother
Gershon Shluper (1912, Daugavpils) – father’s brother