Druyan (Drujan) Samuel Zelikovich (25 April 1923, Ludza – date of death unknown) — accountant.
Samuel Druyan completed six years at the Jewish school in Ludza and studied as a mechanic‑fitter at the Ludza State Vocational School from 1936 to 1941. During the 1941 evacuation he worked as a tractor driver on a collective farm in Pobjilovka, Buturlinsky District, Gorky Region. From 1941 to 1942 he served in the 201st Latvian Rifle Division, 92nd Regiment and was wounded; declared medically unfit for further service (invalid of second group) and exempted from military duty.
Between 1942 and 1943, he was secretary of the district health authority in Grunch‑Mazar, Dzhallyal‑Kuduk District, Andijan Region, Uzbek SSR, and served as a district inspector until 1945. From 1945 to 1948 he worked as bookkeeper, accountant and deputy head accountant at the Ludza municipal enterprise. In 1948–49 he was accountant, senior accountant at the “Amur” restaurant in Riga; 1949–50 deputy senior accountant of the “Brīvājs Darbs” artel. From 1950 to 1957 he served as chief accountant of Supply Base No. 2 under the cafeteria, restaurant and cafe trust in Riga. In 1957–58 he worked as auditor for that trust. From 1958 to 1960 he was deputy chief accountant at Riga City Bus Park, then from 1960 to 1964 chief accountant of Riga’s First Taxi Park. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star and two medals.
He married Roza Chaimovna Druyan in 1950. Their sons are Efim Samuelovich Druyan (b. 1951, Riga) and Mark Samuelovich Druyan (b. 1956, Riga). His father was Zelik Nokhumovich Druyan (1878 – 1956, Riga); his mother was Matlia Yudolovna Druyan (d. 1943, Dzhallyal‑Kuduk). His brother, Druyan Israel Zelikovich (b. 1911, Ludza), emigrated to Israel in 1935, and his sister is Gesia Zelikovna Levit (b. 1921, Ludza). His uncle Samuil Nokhumovich Druyan emigrated to Israel in 1923; another uncle, Girsha Yudolovich Lapinsky, emigrated in 1934.
Immediate family
* Roza Chaimovna Druyan — wife (m. 1950)
Efim Samuelovich Druyan (b. 1951, Riga) — son
Mark Samuelovich Druyan (b. 1956, Riga) — son
Parents & siblings
Zelik Nokhumovich Druyan (1878–1956, Riga) — father
Matlia Yudolovna Druyan (d. 1943, Dzhallyal‑Kuduk) — mother
Israel Zelikovich Druyan (b. 1911, Ludza) — brother
Gesia Zelikovna Levit (b. 1921, Ludza) — sister
Uncles
Samuil Nokhumovich Druyan — emigrated to Israel in 1923
Girsha Yudolovich Lapinsky — emigrated to Israel in 1934