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Dolzhanskaya Maria Solomonovna (1906)

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SurnameDolzhanskaya
NameMaria
PatronymSolomonovna
Birth year1906
Birth month12
Birth day28
Birth placeLyubar
SexF

Dolzhanskaya (Girzel) Maria Solomonovna (28 December 1906, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast) — saleswoman.

Maria Dolzhanskaya was the daughter of Girzel Solomon (1861, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast — 1933, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast) and Girzhel (Burd) Ethel (1870, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast – 1920, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast, killed during a local pogrom). In 1916, she completed two years of primary school. Until 1928, she was engaged in temporary work in Lyubar. In 1928–30, she was a nanny in the Makharinsky family in Zhytomyr. In 1930, Dolzhanskaya moved to Leningrad. In 1930–31, she was a nanny in the Dunaevsky family in Leningrad. From 1931 to 1934, she worked at the Skorokhod factory. From 1934 to 1936, she worked as a sorter at the Prompugovitsa artel. From 1936 to 1938, she worked as an assembler at the Leningrad Optical Factory. 1938–40: saleswoman at the Lenhloborg and Glakonditer stores. 1940–44: D. did not work due to health reasons. During the war, she remained in Leningrad, survived the blockade, and participated in the defence of besieged Leningrad.

In 1945, Maria Dolzhanskaya moved to Riga and remained a housewife until 1956. From 1956 to 1975, she worked as a saleswoman and street vendor at food stores in the Moscow and Leninsky districts of Riga. In 1962, she worked at the Furniers plywood factory. She was married to Georgi Dolzhansky (1906, Saint Petersburg – 1967, Riga) and had two daughters: Emel Fridental (Dolzhanskaya) (1934, Leningrad) and Galina Dolzhanskaya (1938, Leningrad) and Rima Dolzhanskaya (1946, Riga).

Dolzhansky Georgy (1906, Saint Petersburg – 1967, Riga) – husband
Fridental (Dolzhanskaya) Emel (1934, Leningrad) – daughter
Dolzhanskaya Galina (1938, Leningrad) — daughter
Dolzhanskaya Rima (1946, Riga) — daughter
Girzel Solomon (1861, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast — 1933, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast) — father
Girzel (Burd) Ethel (1870, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast — 1920, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast) — mother
Chernyavskaya (Girzel) Feiga (1892, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast — 1942, Leningrad) — sister
Weitzman (Girzel) Sura (1893, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast — 1970, Riga) — sister
Girzel Efim (1896, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast — 1918, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast) — brother
Girzel Israel (1899, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast — …, World War II) — brother
Gershman (Girzel) Eva (1905, Lyubar, Vinnytsia Oblast) — sister