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Feldman Zavel Mikhailovich (1928)

Personal data
SurnameFeldman
NameZavel
PatronymMikhailovich
Birth year1928
Birth month6
Birth day8
Birth placeZilupe
SexM

Feldman (Feldman) Zavel (Sawel) Mikhailovich (8 June 1928, Zilupe) — driver.

Zavel Feldman was the son of Mikhail Feldman (1893, Rezekne) and Sarah Feldman (1889, village of Martini, Latvia — 1964, Riga).

In 1941, he was evacuated to Tyumen. In 1944–1945 — worker at a factory in the city of Tyumen. In 1945–1946 — worker at the Riga driving school. In 1946–1947 — driver at Motor Transport Unit No. 1 of the Riga Motor Transport Administration. In 1947–1951 — driver at the Main Motor Transport Administration. In 1951–1954, served in the Soviet Army as a clerk and commander of an automobile unit. From 1954 — driver at the Riga taxi fleet.

In marriage with Nyusya Feldman-Fidelman (1933, Baku), daughters were born: Ella Feldman (1956, Riga), Susanna Feldman (1958, Riga), and Ilana Feldman (1960, Riga).

His brother Shaya Feldman (1926, Zilupe – 1944) was killed on the fronts of the Second World War.

In 1971, Zavel Feldman received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his cousin, Israel Khofesh (1907, Zilupe), who had left Latvia for Palestine in the 1930s.

Family:

Nyusya Feldman-Fidelman (1933, Baku) — wife
Ella Feldman (1956, Riga) — daughter
Susanna Feldman (1958, Riga) — daughter
Ilana Feldman (1960, Riga) — daughter
Mikhail Feldman (1893, Rezekne) — father
Sarah Feldman (1889, village of Martini, Latvia — 1964, Riga) — mother
Alexander Feldman (1924, Zilupe) — brother
Shaya Feldman (1926, Zilupe — 1944) — brother
Israel Khofesh (1907, Zilupe) — cousin