Band Khaim (Chaim) Yudelevich (b. 10.04.1915, Plavinas) – textile worker.

Khaim Band was born into the family of Yudel Nakhumovich Band (1872–1930, Riga district) and Khaya Isakovna Band (1884, Daugavpils – 1927, Riga).

He completed six years of primary school in Plavinas (1929). He then worked as apprentice tailor in a private atelier (1929–1932, Riga) ans as a cash collector at a wallpaper factory and the Riga paper factory (1932–1941)

Wartime and Post-War Career

During World War II, Khaim Band was evacuated to the Kazakh SSR, where he worked as a canteen manager at Lugovaya railway station (1941–1942), weaving workshop foreman (1942), weaving workshop foreman at the district industrial combine in Tashkent (1942–1945)

After returning to Riga, he worked as:

  • Salesman at 2nd Riga Gorpromtorg (1945–1946)

  • Canteen manager at Riga Voentorg (1946–1947)

  • Knitting workshop foreman at DORURS (1948–1951)

  • Knitting workshop foreman at Rigas Aditajs factory (1951–1972)

Since 1972, Khaim Band was retired.

Family and Emigration

In his marriage to Lia Bentsionovna Band (Plotke) (b. 1930, Riga), he had two sons: Bentsion Khaimovich Band (b. 1950, Riga) and Teodor Khaimovich Band (b. 1958, Riga)

In 1972, Khaim Band received permission to emigrate to Israel, where his nephew, Mikhail Nohumovich Band (b. 1947, Riga), had been living since 1971.

Family Members:

  • Band Yudel Nakhumovich (1872–1930) – father

  • Band Khaya Isakovna (1884–1927) – mother

  • Band Isak Yudelevich (b. 1905, Riga district) – brother

  • Band Lia Yudelevna (1906, Riga district – 1946, Riga) – sister

  • Band Nakhum Yudelevich (b. 1908, Riga district) – brother

  • Band Lev Yudelevich (b. 1912, Riga district) – brother

  • [[en:people:band_lia|Band (Plotke) Lia Bentsionovna]] (b. 1930) – wife

  • [[en:people:band_benzion|Band Bentsion Khaimovich]] (b. 1950) – son

  • Band Teodor Khaimovich (b. 1958) – son

  • Band Mikhail Nohumovich (b. 1947) – nephew