Bek (Feigelson) Malka Lvovna (1896, Daugavpils – 1973, Israel) – homemaker.
Malka Bek was daughter of LeybaFeigelson (1869, Novaya Ladoga – 1941, Daugavpils) and Ite-BasyaFeigelson (1871, Glubokoye – 1940, Daugavpils). In 1907, she completed four years of primary school in Daugavpils. In 1915, after getting married, she moved to Saratov. In 1918, her family returned to Latvia, living in Daugavpils and Riga. In 1920, she moved to Šiauliai, and in 1922, her family returned to Daugavpils. In 1940, they relocated to Riga.
In 1941, Malka Bek was evacuated to Pskov Oblast and, in 1942, moved to the city of Nebedal. In 1944, she returned to Riga.
In her marriage to Bek Movsha (1890, Novovileyka – 1965, Riga), Malka Bek had three sons: Israel Bek (1916, Saratov), Ayzik Bek (1920, Riga), and Yakov Bek (1925, Daugavpils).
Malka Bek was one of 11 children in her parents’ family. Her father and several siblings perished in the Holocaust: Leyba Feigelson (father, 1869–1941, Daugavpils), Riva Ravin (Feigelson) (sister, 1898–1941, Riga), Rakhel Maizel (Feigelson) (sister, 1899–1941, Riga), Nechama Katsef (Feigelson) (sister, 1900–1941, Riga), Sara Gelerman (Feigelson) (sister, 1901–1941, Daugavpils), Yosef Feigelson (brother, 1895–1941, Dvinsk)
Malka’s brotherYakov Feigelson (1897, Daugavpils) lived in Riga in the 1970s. Three other siblings – Robert Feigelson (1902, Daugavpils), Kalmen Feigelson (1905, Daugavpils), Kars (Feigelson) and Chava Feigelson (1903, Daugavpils) – lived in Chicago in the 1970s. Another sister, Musya Tzitko (Feigelson) (1894, Daugavpils – 1968, Chicago), also settled there.
In 1971, Malka Bek was granted permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her niece, Rakhel Levitan (1923, Daugavpils).
Family:
Movsha Bek (1890, Novovileyka – 1965, Riga) – husband
Bek Israel (1916, Saratov) – son
Bek Ayzik (1920, Riga) – son
Bek Yakov (1925, Daugavpils) – son
Feigelson Leyba (1869, Novaya Ladoga – 1941, Daugavpils) – father
Feigelson Ite-Basya (1871, Glubokoye – 1940, Daugavpils) – mother
Tzitko (Feigelson) Musya (1894, Daugavpils – 1968, Chicago) – sister
Ravin (Feigelson) Riva (1898, Daugavpils – 1941, Riga) – sister
Maizel (Feigelson) Rakhel (1899, Daugavpils – 1941, Riga) – sister
Katsef (Feigelson) Nechama (1900, Daugavpils – 1941, Riga) – sister
Gelerman (Feigelson) Sara (1901, Daugavpils – 1941, Daugavpils) – sister
Kars (Feigelson) Chava (1903, Daugavpils) – sister
Feigelson Yosef (1895, Daugavpils – 1941, Dvinsk) – brother
Feigelson Yakov (1897, Daugavpils) – brother
Feigelson Robert (1902, Daugavpils) – brother
Feigelson Kalmen (1905, Daugavpils) – brother
Levitan Rakhel (1923, Daugavpils) – niece