Dameshek (Dameschek) Zalman (13 May 1913, Dvinsk [now Daugavpils] – 1941, Daugavpils?) — educator.

In 1930, Zalman Dameshek graduated from the Municipal Jewish Gymnasium in Dvinsk. In 1932, he completed a two-year State Pedagogical Course in Riga. In 1931, he began working as a provisional teacher of Yiddish, Hebrew, and geography. From October 1931 to August 1933, he served as head of the private Jewish primary school “Ivrit,” operated by the Latvian Jewish Parents’ Society in Daugavpils. He also taught at the City Jewish Secondary School and the 5th City Jewish Primary School.

In 1934, he was granted official certification by the Ministry of Education’s Teacher Certification Commission. In March 1941, he received permission to continue his pedagogical practice. He perished during the Holocaust.

Archival reference: Latvian State Historical Archive, F. 1632, op. 1, d. 4235. Source