Blum David Lazarevich (born August 19, 1892, Odessa region – died 1967) - economist

David Blum was the son of Hirsch Blum (1855 – ?) and Dvoira Blum (1855, Kherson – ?, Odessa). In the 1910s, he enrolled in a higher education institution in Ukraine and continued his studies in Liège, Belgium, in 1912. In 1914, he was interned by German forces that captured Liège and was released in 1918. From 1919 to 1921, Blum worked as an instructor at the Supreme Council of National Economy (VSNKh) in Kharkov. Between 1921 and 1924, he served as an economist at the publishing house “Young Worker.” In 1921, he enrolled at the Institute of National Economy in Kharkov, graduating in 1924. From 1924 to 1937, he worked as an economist at various enterprises in Kharkov and Kiev. Between 1938 and 1946, David Blum was an economist at the Kharkov Turbogenerator Plant, evacuated to Sverdlovsk during World War II.

In 1947, David Blum moved to Riga, where he worked as a senior economist at the Rīgas Elektromehāniskā Fabrika (Riga Electrical Engineering Factory) until 1949. From 1946 to 1947, he headed the planning department at the “Autoelectropribor” plant. Between 1949 and 1957, he served as a senior economist at the Riga Feed Mill. From 1957 onward, he was retired. Blum was awarded the “For Labor Valor in the Great Patriotic War” medal.

David Blum was married to Raisa Lapidus-Blum (1896, Kherson), they had a son, Mark Blum (1937, Kharkov). Starting in 1964, Blum sought permission to emigrate to Israel but passed away in Riga before receiving approval.

Family:

Raisa Lapidus-Blum (1896, Kherson) — wife
Mark Blum (1937, Kharkov) — son
Hirsch Blum (1855 – ?) — father
Dvoira Blum (1855, Kherson – ?, Odessa) — mother
Samuil Blum (1884, Lvovo – ?, Kherson) — brother
Sofia Blum (1886, Lvovo – ?, Uzbekistan) — sister
Freida Blum (1888, Lvovo – ?, Odessa) — sister
Evgenia Nadler (née Blum) (1890, Kherson) — sister