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Gelvan Khaya-Frida Itzikovna (1883)

Personal data
SurnameGelvan
NameKhaya-Frida
PatronymItzikovna
Birth year1883
Birth month4
Birth day20
Birth placeDrissa
SexF

Gelvan (Gelwan) (née Rapoport) Khaya-Frida (Chaya-Frida) Itzikovna (20 April 1883, Drissa, Belarus) – homemaker.

Born to Itzik Rapoport (…–1888, Daugavpils) and Tzivya Rapoport (…–1927, Daugavpils). In 1894, she completed three years of primary school in Drissa. In 1901, her family moved to Latvia. Until 1913, she lived with her parents, assisting with household duties.

In 1913, she married Isaak Gelvan (1886, Daugavpils – 1934, Daugavpils). The couple had three sons: Ilya Gelvan (b. 1917, Smolensk), Motel Gelvan (1920, Daugavpils – 1942), and Abo Gelvan (b. 1922, Daugavpils).

In 1941, she was evacuated to Tashkent. She returned to Latvia in 1945 and settled in Riga. In 1974, she was granted permission to emigrate from Latvia.

Family:

Isaak Gelvan (1886–1934, Daugavpils) – husband
Ilya Gelvan (b. 1917, Smolensk) – son
Motel Gelvan (1920–1942, Daugavpils) – son
Abo Gelvan (b. 1922, Daugavpils) – son
Lipa Rapoport (1881, Daugavpils – 1933, Poland) – brother
Itzik Rapoport (…–1888, Daugavpils) – father
Tzivya Rapoport (…–1927, Daugavpils) – mother
Regina Shluper (née Freidenson) (b. 1945, Riga) – niece of her son's wife