Chernya Mozus-Girsh Davidovich (1898)
| Personal data |
| Surname | Chernya |
| Name | Mozus-Girsh |
| Patronym | Davidovich |
| Birth year | 1898 |
| Birth place | Rēzekne |
| Sex | M |
Chernya Mozus-Girsh Davidovich (1898, Rēzekne) — tailor. Son of Chernya David (1864, Rēzekne — 1918) and Chernya Dvora (1870, Rēzekne — 1941). Completed 3 grades of primary school. In 1911–17 — tailor at the Chernobrov workshop in Rēzekne. In 1917–18 — private in the Russian Army. In 1922, Ch. moved to Riga; until 1925 — tailor at the Gurevich workshop. In 1926, Ch. opened his own tailoring workshop, running its affairs until nationalisation in 1940. In 1940–41 — tailor at the “Bernu Apgerbs” cooperative.
In 1941, Ch. was evacuated to Pervomaysk, Chuvash ASSR; until 1942 — tailor at an invalids' cooperative. In 1942, was mobilised into the Soviet Army and participated in combat operations until 1944. In 1945–49 — tailor at the ORS of the Riga Bread-Baking Combine. In 1949–58 — tailor: at the “Rigas Drebnieks” and “Rigas Kooperators” cooperatives, and at shop No. 8 of the “Tekstilshveiobuv'torg” enterprise. WWII invalid; from 1968 — pensioner. Awarded medals “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45” and “20 Years of Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45.” His marriage to Chernya (Super) Frida (1895, Ludza) produced children Chernya Yakov (1926, Riga — 1944), Chernya David-Leyb (1927, Riga) and Zaretskaya (Chernya) Dina (1931, Riga). His eldest son fell heroically on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. In the Holocaust, Ch.'s mother perished, along with his brothers Chernya Iosif (1888, Rēzekne — 1941) and Chernya Isaac (1896, Rēzekne — 1941) and sisters Chernya Sheyna (1895, Rēzekne — 1941), Baytler (Chernya) Pesya (1910, Rēzekne — 1941) and Chernya Sara (1906, Rēzekne — 1941). In 1968, Ch. received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his son-in-law's sister, Salman Perlya (1927, Kaunas).
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Chernya (Super) Frida (1895, Ludza) — wife
Chernya Yakov (1926, Riga — 1944) — son
Chernya David-Leyb (1927, Riga) — son
Zaretskaya (Chernya) Dina (1931, Riga) — daughter
Chernya David (1864, Rēzekne — 1918) — father
Chernya Dvora (1870, Rēzekne — 1941) — mother
Chernya Iosif (1888, Rēzekne — 1941) — brother
Chernya Isaac (1896, Rēzekne — 1941) — brother
Chernya Sheyna (1895, Rēzekne — 1941) — sister
Baytler (Chernya) Pesya (1910, Rēzekne — 1941) — sister
Chernya Sara (1906, Rēzekne — 1941) — sister
Salman Perlya (1927, Kaunas) — son-in-law's sister