Alterman Ilona Ilinichna (née Dubina) (Born 17 July 1942, Yalchiksky District, Chuvash ASSR)

Engineer-Economist

Ilona Alterman was the daughter of Ilya Dubin (born 1911, Narva) and Sore Dubina (née Shpungin/Spungin) (1910, Tartu – 1974, Tallinn).

Education and Career

1960 – Graduated from Tallinn Secondary School No. 7

1960–1969 – Worked as a statistician, work rate analyst, and economist at Tallinn Industrial Trade under the Ministry of Trade of the Estonian SSR

1968 – Graduated from Tallinn Polytechnic Institute, earning a degree in national economic planning

1969 – Moved to Riga

1969–1979 – Worked as an engineer-economist and senior economist at the Hydrometpribor plant

Family and Emigration

Ilona was married to Aisik Altermann (born 1937, Ludza). They had two children:

Dana Alterman (born 1973, Riga)

Sanel Alterman (born 1975, Riga)

In 1980, Ilona received permission to emigrate to Israel, on the invitation of her maternal uncle, Shmuel Spungin (born 1922, Tartu).

Family Members

Ilya Dubin (born 1911, Narva) – father
Sore Dubina (née Shpungin/Spungin) (1910, Tartu – 1974, Tallinn) – mother
Rina Ombudo (née Dubina) (born 1940, Tartu) – sister
Arianna Dubin (born 1951, Tallinn) – brother
Aisik Alterman (born 1937, Ludza) – husband
Dana Alterman (born 1973, Riga) – daughter
Sanel Alterman (born 1975, Riga) – son
Shmuel Spungin (born 1922, Tartu) – maternal uncle
Mira Spungin (née Shpungin/Zigelbaum) (born 1917, Krāslava) – wife of maternal uncle