Axelrod (Akselrod) Yuri Grigoryevich (14.04.1937, Leningrad) – Physician-Therapist.

Yuri Axelrod was born into the family of Grigory Borisovich Axelrod (1906, Zhytomyr – 1972, Riga) and Dorothea Mikhailovna Axelrod (Medvinskaya) (1914, Odessa).

During the Siege of Leningrad, Yuri Axelrod was evacuated to Alma-Ata, where he lived with his mother from 1942 to 1944. Upon returning to Leningrad, he attended secondary school (1944). After moving to Riga, he completed secondary school in 1954 and later graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Riga Medical Institute in 1960.

As per his work assignment, Yuri Axelrod worked as a therapist at the Nodal Hospital of Valga Station (1960–1963, Estonia). From 1963 to 1979, he served as Head of the Reception Department at Riga City Unified Hospital No. 6.

Yuri Axelrod was married to Rakhel Evelevna Axelrod (Fingergoit) (1947, Riga), and they had two daughters:

Nelly Yuryevna Axelrod (1968, Riga)

Elina Yuryevna Axelrod (1975, Riga)

In 1979, he received permission to emigrate to Israel, where his deceased cousin’s wife, Yenta Hertsekhovna Axelrod (Volos) (1933, Varakļāni), had been living since 1973.

Family Members:

Grigory Borisovich Axelrod (1906–1972) – father
Dorothea Mikhailovna Axelrod (Medvinskaya) (1914) – mother
Viktor Grigoryevich Axelrod (1946, Riga) – brother
Yenta Hertsekhovna Axelrod (Volos) (1933) – wife of his deceased cousin
Isaac Borisovich Axelrod (1924 – 1975, Israel) – cousin
Rachel Evelevna Axelrod (Fingergoit) (1947) – wife
Nelly Yuryevna Axelrod (1968) – daughter
Elina Yuryevna Axelrod (1975) – daughter