Flaksman (Flaksmann) (née Ziskel) Raisa Iosifovna (31 May 1928, Bendery district, Moldova) -worker.

In 1939 Raisa Flaksman completed six classes of primary school in the Bendery district. In 1941 she was evacuated to the Saratov region, where until 1945 she worked in a kolkhoz in the town of Novouzensk. In 1945–1947 she studied at a vocational school in Saratov. In 1947 she returned to Riga.

From 1948 to 1950 she worked as a quality control inspector (OTK) at the “REZ” factory. In 1950–1952 she was a worker in the artel “Standart,” and in 1952–1955 in the artel “Promprodukt.” From 1957 to 1971 she worked as a seamstress at the Riga household services combine (later the “Darbs” factory).

She was married to Lazer-David Solomonovich Flaksman (1931, Riga), with whom she had two daughters, Sofia Flaksman (born 1957, Riga) and Sulama Flaksman (born 1965, Riga). Her mother, Anna Ziskel (née Lifshan) (1901, Moldova — 1942, Saratov region), died in evacuation. Her father Iosif Ziskel (born 1896, Moldova), as well as her sisters Sima Singer (née Ziskel) (born 1919, Moldova) and Dina Singer (née Ziskel) (born 1934, Moldova), and her brother David Ziskel (born 1925, Moldova), were living in Israel in the 1970s. In 1971 she received permission to emigrate to Israel.

Family:

Lazer-David Flaksman (1931) – husband
Sofia Flaksman (1957) – daughter
Sulama Flaksman (1965) – daughter
Iosif Ziskel (1896) – father
Anna Ziskel (née Lifshan) (1901–1942) – mother
Sima Singer (née Ziskel) (1919) – sister
Dina Singer (née Ziskel) (1934) – sister
David Ziskel (1925) – brother