Baranov Vulf (Wulf) Zamuelovich (b. 5.01.1925, Riga) – photographer.

Vulf Baranov was born into the family of Zamuel Vulfovich Baranov (b. 1888, Drissa, Vitebsk region, Belarus – d. 1943, Rishtan, Fergana region, Uzbek SSR), a baker, and Rakhil Moiseevna Baranova (née Gordon)(b. 1890, Dagda, Latvia – d. 1977, Riga), a housewife.

Vulf Baranov completed seven years of schooling. In 1941, he was evacuated with his parents and sisters to the village of Rashtan, Kuybyshev District, Fergana Region, Uzbek SSR.

He served in the Soviet Army from 1943 to 1953. He fought in World War II and was awarded the following medals:

  • "For Bravery"

  • "For the Liberation of Warsaw"

  • "For the Capture of Berlin"

  • "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

  • Various commemorative medals

From 1953 to 1985,Vulf Baranov worked as a photographer at the Rigas Foto plant.

Marriages and Family

In his first marriage to Baranova (née Breslav) Roza Mikhailovna (b. 1927, Rezekne, Latvia), they had a son Igor Vulfovich Baranov (b. 1956, Riga)

The marriage ended in divorce in 1964. Since 1975, his ex-wife and son were living in Israel.

His second marriage to Dina Azrielovna Baranova (née Elperina) (b. 1934, Minsk) was childless.

Emigration

In 1985, Vulf Baranov received permission to emigrate to Israel, where his twin sister, Liza Zamuelovna Weistrach (née Baranova)(b. 1925, Riga), had been living since 1958.

Family Members:

  • Baranov Zamuel Vulfovich (1888–1943) – father

  • Baranova (née Gordon) Rakhil Moiseevna (1890–1977) – mother

  • Rubina (née Baranova) Musya Zamuelovna (b. 1916, Riga) – sister

  • Segal (née Baranova) Lina Zamuelovna (b. 1918, Riga) – sister

  • Weistrach (née Baranova) Liza Zamuelovna (b. 1925) – sister

  • Baranova (née Breslav) Roza Mikhailovna (b. 1927) – first wife

  • Baranov Igor Vulfovich (b. 1956) – son from the first marriage

  • [[en:people:baranova_dina|Baranova (née Elperina) Dina Azrielovna]] (b. 1934) – second wife