Elyashevich (Tsofnas) Mikhlya Khlavnovna (1908, Preiļi) — shopkeeper. In 1931, graduated from secondary school in Daugavpils. In 1931–39 — shopkeeper at food and goods stores in Preiļi. In 1939, E. moved to Riga; until 1940 — kindergarten teacher. In 1940–41 — typist at the “Mestsnabsbyt” of the Latvian SSR Ministry of Light Industry. In 1941, was evacuated to Sverdlovsk Oblast; until 1942 — kindergarten teacher at the Rosa Luxemburg collective farm. In 1942–45 — operator at the Pyshminsky electrolytic plant. In 1945, E. was re-evacuated to Riga. Until 1963 — homemaker. In 1963–67 — senior shopkeeper in the food trade network of the Moskovsky District of Riga. Her marriage to Elyashevich Isaac (1919, Liepāja) produced sons Elyashevich Lev (1946, Riga) and Elyashevich Ovsey (1948, Riga). In the Holocaust, E.'s parents — Tsofnas Khlavna (…–1941) and Tsofnas (Rubin) Liba (…–1941) — and her sister Tsemel (Tsofnas) Khaya (1911, Preiļi — 1941) perished. E.'s brother Tsofnas Rob Natan (1906, Preiļi) lived in the USA in the 1970s. E.'s sisters Zbenovich (Tsofnas) Dora (1915, Preiļi) and Prokofyeva (Tsofnas) Tsertel (1924, Preiļi) lived and worked in Riga in the post-war years. In the late 1960s, E. and her family submitted their first petition to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her sister, Pirkas (Tsofnas) Sarra (1905, Preiļi). Permission was granted only in 1972.

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Elyashevich Isaac (1919, Liepāja) — husband
Elyashevich Lev (1946, Riga) — son
Elyashevich Ovsey (1948, Riga) — son
Tsofnas Khlavna (…–1941) — father
Tsofnas (Rubin) Liba (…–1941) — mother
Pirkas (Tsofnas) Sarra (1905, Preiļi) — sister
Tsofnas Rob Natan (1906, Preiļi) — brother
Tsemel (Tsofnas) Khaya (1911, Preiļi — 1941) — sister
Zbenovich (Tsofnas) Dora (1915, Preiļi) — sister
Prokofyeva (Tsofnas) Tsertel (1924, Preiļi) — sister