Aronstam Shalom Chaimovich (15.10.1939, Liepāja) – worker.

Shalom Aronstam was born into the family of Chaim Yosifovich Aronstam (1905 – killed in 1941, Liepāja) and Eti Naftilovna Aronstam (née Lipman) (1911, Subate). In 1941, he was evacuated to Tyumen. He completed nine years of secondary school and worked at the Liepāja woodworking plant (1956–1959). From 1959 to 1961, he served in the Soviet Army (Moscow). After that, he worked as a carpenter at the Erglis shoe factory (1962–1971) and as a hat maker at the Liga production association (1971–1979). From 1979 onwards, he continued working as a hat maker at Rīgas Modes production association.

Shalom Aronstam was married to Masha Nokhumovna Aronstam (née Meyerson) (1940, Riga), and they had a son, Natan Shalomovich Aronstam (1964, Riga).

In 1979, Shalom Aronstam received permission to emigrate to Israel, where his mother’s cousin, Sara Mikhailovna Barkan (née Dagovich) (1910, Liepāja), had been living since 1975.

Family Members:

  • [[en:people:aronstam_masha|Masha Nokhumovna Aronstam]] (née Meyerson) (1940, Riga) – wife

  • Natan Shalomovich Aronstam (1964, Riga) – son

  • Chaim Yosifovich Aronstam (1905 – killed in 1941, Liepāja) – father

  • Eti Naftilovna Aronstam (née Lipman) (1911, Subate) – mother

  • [[en:people:aronstam_leib|Leib Chaimovich Aronstam]] (1934, Liepāja) – brother

  • [[en:people:aronstam_gennady|Gennady Chaimovich Aronstam]] (1941, Tyumen) – brother

  • Shifra Chaimovna Shlomovich (née Aronstam) (1936, Liepāja) – sister

  • Sara Mikhailovna Barkan (née Dagovich) (1910, Liepāja) – aunt (mother’s cousin)