Drabkin Julian (also Giuliano Drabkin) (1912–1941)

Julian Drabkin was born on 20 August 1912 in Turin, Italy, to a medical student and a teacher. His father’s name was Zelman, he died in 1913, and his mother’s name was Yena (Kazdan). In 1914, he moved to Latvia with his mother.

From 1921, Julian Drabkin attended primary school in Aizpute, then the Riga City German Secondary School. After graduating in 1928, he began studying law at the University of Latvia, graduating in 1932, and then began studying classical philology at the University of Latvia, graduating in 1937. In 1934-35, he did his compulsory military service. In 1935, he applied for permission to teach English and mathematics at S. Lieberman's Jewish private primary school. He was active (worked) in the Jewish mutual aid fund for students at the University of Latvia. He worked in the office of attorney P. Nikanorov. He lived in Priekule, then in the Gramzda parish, in Silinieki. From 1938, he worked in the office of attorney L. Raichel.

During the Soviet occupation, from 31 July 1940, he was an assistant to the barrister J. Olenshtein in Riga. He died during the German occupation in July 1941.