Cherfas Berel Ruvinovich (16.04.1924, Rēzekne) — worker. Born into the family of Cherfas Ruvin Berkovich (1894–1976, Rēzekne) and homemaker Cherfas (Davidova) Fruma Yankelevna (1895–1962, Rēzekne). Completed primary Jewish school (1938, Rēzekne); was an apprentice fitter under the owner Kuklis (1938–39); apprentice ceramics caster at the Riga Porcelain Factory (1939–41); was evacuated to Molotov Oblast (1941); served in the Soviet Army (1941–47); awarded the Order of Glory 3rd class, medals “For Combat Merit” and “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45,” and anniversary awards. Worked as an assembly fitter at the “Sarkana zvaigsne” plant (1948, Riga); as procurement agent at the Zagotbaza (1948–53, Rēzekne); as procurement agent at the Glavvtorsyre office (1953–54, Rēzekne); as cattle purchaser at the Rēzekne “Zagotskot” office (1954–59); as procurement agent at the Zagot office of the Rēzekne District Consumer Union (1959–81).

His marriage to Cherfas (Mindel) Dina Samuilovna (1920, Rēzekne) produced daughters Milinevskaya (Cherfas) Taybe Borisovna (1950, Rēzekne) and Balkina (Cherfas) Asya Borisovna (1953, Rēzekne).

In 1981, received permission to emigrate to Israel, where since 1979 his daughter — Balkina (Cherfas) Asya Borisovna (1953) — had been living.

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Cherfas Ruvin Berkovich (1894–1976) — father
Cherfas (Davidova) Fruma Yankelevna (1895–1962) — mother
Cherfas Borukh Ruvinovich (1930, Rēzekne) — brother
Kagan (Cherfas) Paya Ruvinovna (1919, Rēzekne) — sister