Aronsohn Shmuel Shaevich (23.12.1930, Jelgava, Latvia) – worker.

Shmuel Aronsohn was born into the family of Schaia Jakovlevich Aronsohn (1900, Jelgava – 1972, Riga), a tailor, and Pesse Shmulevna Aronsohn (née Zamuel) (1898, Jaunjelgava), a housewife.

He studied at the Jelgava Jewish School (1938–1941). During World War II, he was evacuated to Kotel’nich, Kirov Region, where he worked at the Shveyprom cooperative as a helper boy (1941–1945).

After returning to Latvia, Shmuel Aronsohn enrolled in the 4th grade of Riga Seven-Year School No. 77 (1945) but was forced to leave due to financial difficulties in the family.

Employment and Military Service:

  • 1946–1951 – Apprentice and later shoe procurer at the Kurpnieks artel, later renamed Spars.

  • 1951–1954 – Served in the Soviet Army.

  • 1954–1968 – Worked as a shoe procurer at Spars artel.

  • 1968–1971 – Worked at the Household Services Complex in Bulduri (Jūrmala).

Family and Emigration:

Shmuel Aronsohn was married to Bela Froimovna Aronsohn (née Tultschinskaya) (1937, Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine). They had two children:

  • Aronsohn Yefim Shmuelovich (1959, Riga) – son

  • Aronsohn Rita Shmuelovna (1965, Riga) – daughter

In 1971, Shmuel Aronsohn received permission to emigrate to Israel, where his cousin, Shetsen Shlomo, was already residing.

Family Members:

  • Shaia Yakovlevich Aronsohn (1900–1972) – father

  • Pesse Shmulevna Aronsohn (née Zamuel) (1898) – mother

  • [[en:people:aronsohn_shmuel|Binjamin Shaevich Aronsohn]] (1938, Jelgava) – brother

  • [[en:people:aronsohn_leie|Leie Shaevna Aronsohn]] (1942, Kotel’nich) – sister

  • Shetsen Shlomo – cousin

  • Bela Froimovna Aronsohn (née Tultschinskaya) (1937) – wife

  • Yefim Shmuelovich Aronsohn (1959) – son

  • Rita Shmuelovna Aronsohn (1965) – daughter