Funkelsteine (née Beitler) Fruma Abramovna (1 June 1923, Aizpute) — bookkeeper.

Fruma Funkelsteine was the daughter of Abram Beitler (1882, Aizpute — 1942, Totma, Vologda region) and Beyla Beitler (1888, Sabile — 1971, Liepāja). In 1941 she graduated from Aizpute Secondary School. The same year she was evacuated with her parents to the Vologda region.

From 1941 to 1942 she worked at a sanatorium for patients with bone tuberculosis in Totma. From 1942 to 1945 she worked as a supervisor in the Nazyvayevsk forestry enterprise in Omsk region. In 1945 she returned to Latvia from evacuation.

From 1945 to 1947 she worked as an inspector in the district communal department in Aizpute. In 1947–1948 she headed the accounting office of the district representative of the Ministry of Procurement in Aizpute. From 1952 to 1954 she worked as a bookkeeper at the Aizpute City Council. From 1954 to 1955 she was an accountant at the Aizpute Bureau of Technical Inventory. From 1955 to 1961 she worked as a bookkeeper, and from 1961 to 1964 as a secretary at the Aizpute City Council. From 1966 to 1971 she worked as a secretary-typist at the “Kurzeme” factory. In 1971–1972 she worked as a merchandise specialist. From 1972 she was employed as a sorter-marker at a combine in Riga.

In marriage to Louis Funkelstein (1910, Liepāja — 1952, Aizpute), she had a son, Mikhail Funkelshtein (1948, Liepāja).

Her sister, Leya Beitler (1920, Aizpute — 1941), perished in the Holocaust. Her brother, David Beitler (1910, Aizpute — ?), was killed in action on the fronts of the Second World War.

In 1972 Fruma Funkelsteine received permission to emigrate to Israel upon invitation from her husband’s sister, Henrieta Markushevits (née Funkelstein) (1909, Kuldīga).

Family:

Louis Funkelstein (1910, Liepāja — 1952, Aizpute) — husband
Mikhail Funkelstein (1948, Liepāja) — son
Abram Beitler (1882, Aizpute — 1942, Totma, Vologda region) — father
Beyla Beitler (1888, Sabile — 1971, Liepāja) — mother
Rasha Beitler (1916, Aizpute) — sister
Leya Beitler (1920, Aizpute — 1941) — sister
David Beitler (1910, Aizpute — ?) — brother
Henrieta Markushevits (née Funkelstein) (1909, Kuldīga) — husband’s sister