Amdur Abram Davidovich (Born 25 June 1925, Riga)

Mechanic

Abram Amdur was the son of David Amdur (1895, Lithuania – 1925, Riga) and Dveire Fisherman (Wolkind, Amdur) (1895, Polotsk – 1970, Riga).

Education and Career

Completed seven years of primary school.

1941 – Evacuated to Cheboksary, Chuvash ASSR.

1943 – Drafted into the Soviet Army, participated in combat, and was wounded twice.

After the end of World War II, he continued military service until demobilisation in 1950.

1950–1955 – Worked as an electrician at the “LatElectroStroy” trust in Riga.

1955–1968 – Electrician and electrical engineer at the “Kooperators” cooperative (later renamed Individual Tailoring Factory No. 1 of “Siluet” production association).

1966 – Graduated from Riga Electromechanical Technical School.

1968–1972 – Chief mechanic at the “Specodezhda” garment factory.

From 1972 – Commissioning technician and commissioning engineer at the “Vector” start-up works production association.

Awards

Medal “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945”

Medal “30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy”

Family and Emigration

Abram was married to Sheva Amdur (née Gurwitsch) (born 1930, Daugavpils). They had two children:

David Amdur (born 1955, Riga)

Diana Amdur (born 1965, Riga)

In 1979, Abram Amdur received permission to emigrate to Israel, on invitation of his half-sister, Esther Schwartz (née Fisherman) (born 1928, Riga).

Family Members

Shewa Amdur (née Gurvich) (born 1930, Daugavpils) – wife
David Amdur (born 1955, Riga) – son
Diana Amdur (born 1965, Riga) – daughter
David Amdur (1895, Lithuania – 1925, Riga) – father
Dveire Fisherman (Wolkind, Amdur) (1895, Polotsk – 1970, Riga) – mother
Esther Schwartz (née Fisherman) (born 1928, Riga) – half-sister