Apt Michel Meilakhovich (Born 10 July 1938, Riga)

Technician

Education and Career

1957 – Graduated from Riga Secondary School No. 1.

1957–1960 – Studied at Riga Technical School No. 3.

1960–1963 – Worked as a locksmith at the “Omega” factory.

1963–1974 – Worked as a technician and later head of the transport department at the Riga Electrical Installation Factory.

Family and Personal Life

Father: Meilakh Apt (1913–1942), born in Polotsk, died in a hospital in besieged Leningrad after being wounded on the front.

Mother: Dveire Matison (née Jankowitsch) (born 1910).

Sister: Sara Adler (née Matison) (born 1946).

First Marriage:

Wife: Zelda Apt (née Pinhusowitsch) (born 1939).

Daughter: Madlen Apt (born 21.05. 1962).

1960 – Divorced, Zelda and Madlen emigrated to Israel.

Second Marriage:

1970 – Married Toiba Apt (née Band) (born 1944).

1972 – Adopted Simona Notarius (born 1965), his wife's daughter from her first marriage.

Son: Yudel Apt (born 1972).

Emigration

1974 – Emigrated from Latvia.

Family Members

Toiba Apt (née Band) (born 1944) – second wife
Yudel Apt (born 1972) – son
Simona Apt (née Notarius) (born 1965) – stepdaughter
Dveire Matisson (née Yankovich) (born 1910) – mother
Meilakh Apt (1913–1940) – father
Sara Adler (née Matisson) (born 1946) – sister
Zelda Apt (née Pinkhusovich) (born 1939) – first wife
Madlen Apt (born 1962) – daughter