Annenberg Lazar Moiseyevich (Born 14 July 1908, Rēzekne)

Tailor

Education and Career

1918 – Completed two years of primary school.

1923–1926 – Worked as a tailor in Chernobrov’s workshop in Rēzekne.

1927–1941 – Tailor in Pukin’s workshop in Riga.

1941–1942 – Tailor at the “Krasny Luch” cooperative in Chuvash ASSR.

1942 – Drafted into the Soviet Army.

Fought in the 43rd Latvian Division and was seriously concussed in battle.

Demobilised in 1942.

1942–1944 – Tailor at the Disabled Cooperative in the “Krasny Luch” kolkhoz, Chuvash ASSR.

1945–1947 – Tailor in the militarised security unit of the Latvian Railway.

1947–1962 – Tailor at Latvian Rybkoop.

From 1962 – Tailor at the “Siluet” production association in Riga.

Awards

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

Medal “25 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War”

Medal “50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR”

Family and Emigration

Lazar was married twice:

First wife: Frida Annenburg (née Kropman) (1908, Cēsis – 1948, Riga)

Sons:

Yakov Anenburg (born 1929, Riga)

Yudel Anenburg (born 1931, Rēzekne)

Nokhum Annenburg (1935, Riga – 1965, Riga)

Second wife: Yevgenia Annenburg (née Polyakova) (born 1919, Ukraine) – marriage ended in divorce in 1972.

Holocaust Tragedy

Lazar’s parents were murdered in the Holocaust in 1941:

Mono Annenburg (1882, Rēzekne – 1941, Rēzekne) – father
Mina Annenburg (née Savlova) (1883, Rēzekne – 1941, Rēzekne) – mother

Emigration

In 1972, Lazar received permission to emigrate to Israel, on invitation of his sons.

Family Members

Frida Annenburg (née Kropman) (1908, Cēsis – 1948, Riga) – first wife
Yakov Annenburg (born 1929, Riga) – son
Yudel Annenburg (born 1931, Rēzekne) – son
Nokhum Annenburg (1935, Riga – 1965, Riga) – son
Yevgenia Annenburg (née Polyakova) (born 1919, Ukraine) – second wife
Mono Annenburg (1882, Rēzekne – 1941, Rēzekne) – father
Mina Annenburg (née Sawlova) (1883, Rēzekne – 1941, Rēzekne) – mother