Evenstein (Shneyder) Leya Orlovna (1.02.1928, Liepāja) — office worker. Born into the family of Shneyder Orel Davidovich (1883, Liepāja — 1942, Uzbek SSR) and Shneyder Zisl Abramovna (1885, Liepāja — 1954, Riga). Completed primary school (1940). In 1941, evacuated to Namangan, Tashkent Oblast, where she worked at the Frunze collective farm (1942–44); moved to Orsk, where she worked as junior weigher at the local meat-packing plant (1944–46). After returning to Liepāja, worked as shopkeeper at the 1st City Food Trade (1946–48); moving to Riga, worked as shopkeeper at Riga City Food Trade No. 1 (1949–51); until 1954, was dependent on her husband; worked as shopkeeper — at the Fruit and Vegetable Trade (1954–57), at the Riga Bread Trade (1957–59); until 1962, was dependent on her husband; worked as packer at the “Uzvara” factory (1962–65); receiver at the “Zvaigsne” factory (1965–67).

Her marriage to Evenstein Abram Moiseyevich (1920, Saratov) produced a daughter Levina (Evenstein) Riva Abramovna (1952, Riga) and a son Evenstein Zamuel (Samuil) Abramovich (1959, Riga).

In 1968, received permission to emigrate to the USA, where since the 1930s her husband's sister — Bank (Evenstein) Sara Moiseyevna (1912) — had been living.

N. Voronova

Shneyder Orel Davidovich (1883–1942) — father
Shneyder Zisl Abramovna (1885–1954) — mother
Shneyder Izrail Orlovich (1906 — killed by fascists in 1942, Liepāja) — brother
Shneyder Isak Orlovich (1908 — killed by fascists in 1942, Liepāja) — brother
Shneyder Shmuel Orlovich (1912 — killed by fascists in 1942, Liepāja) — brother
Shneyder Lev Orlovich (1913 — killed by fascists in 1942, Liepāja) — brother
Shneyder Yakov Orlovich (1918, Liepāja) — brother
Shneyder Vulf Orlovich (1920 — killed by fascists in 1942, Liepāja) — brother
Shusterman (Shneyder) Basya Orlovna (1910, Liepāja — killed by fascists in 1941, Lithuania)
Evenstein Abram Moiseyevich (1920) — husband
Levina (Evenstein) Riva Abramovna (1952) — daughter
Evenstein Zamuel (Samuil) Abramovich (1959) — son