Blum Yakov (1882)
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| Surname | Blum |
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| Name | Yakov |
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| Birth year | 1882 |
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| Birth month | 4 |
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| Birth day | 20 |
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| Birth place | Riga |
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| Sex | M |
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Blum Yakov (20.04.1882, Riga) – public figure.
Yakov Blum graduated from Riga Realschule and, in 1905, completed his studies at Riga Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Commercial Science.
During the pogroms in Russia, he worked with the St. Petersburg Committee for Aid to Victims of Pogroms.
Since 1927, he served on the audit commission of Bikur Cholim, and since 1924, he was a board member of the Alumni Association of the University of Latvia and the Polytechnic Institute.
As a student, he actively participated in the work of the student mutual aid fund, where he was a board member.