Gorelik Arkady Naumovich (25 April 1923, Parichi, Gomel Region) — accountant.
Arkady Gorelik was the son of Abram-Neukh Gorelik (1892, Gomel Region – 1975, Gomel Region) and Stysya Gorelik (1899, Gomel Region – 1953, Gomel Region).
He completed ten years of secondary school in 1940. From 1940 to 1941, he worked as an accountant at the Parichi District Film Distribution Office. In 1941, he was mobilised into the Soviet Army and trained as a cadet at the Stalingrad Communications School (1941–1942). From 1942 to 1943, he served as a squad commander in the 494th and 135th Rifle Regiments. He saw combat on the Kharkov, Voronezh, Kalinin, and 2nd Belorussian fronts.
After sustaining a wound in 1943, he received treatment at Evacuation Hospital No. 3779 in Glazov, Udmurt ASSR, until 1944. From 1944 to 1945, he served as sergeant major of the tank range of the 40th Training Tank Regiment in Sverdlovsk. In 1945, he worked as a receiving officer at the 22nd Military Postal Station in Sverdlovsk.
From 1946 to 1947, he was head of the House of Culture in Parichi, Gomel Region. In 1947, he moved to Riga and completed accounting courses at the DorURS of the Latvian Railway. From 1947 to 1955, he worked as an accountant at the “Foxtrot” restaurant of the “Latsobrestoran” trust in Jūrmala.
He graduated by correspondence from the Faculty of Law at the Latvian State University in 1954. From 1955 to 1960, he served as senior accountant at the “Amur” and “Riga” restaurants. From 1960 to 1980, he was senior accountant for the public catering system of Riga’s Moscow District and chief accountant of the “Riga” restaurant.
He was awarded the medals “For Military Merit”, “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945”, “50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR”, and “20 Years of Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945”.
Member of the CPSU from 1946 to 1980.
In marriage with Khava Marat (1925, Riga), he had two daughters: Sima Tayts (née Gorelik) (1948, Riga) and Stella Gorelik (1956, Riga).
His sister, Sofya Gorelik (1927, Gomel Region – 1942, Parichi, Gomel Region), perished in the Holocaust.
In 1980, Arkady Gorelik received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his wife’s sister, Esther Brant (née Marat) (1931, Riga).
Khava Marat (1925, Riga) — wife
Sima Tayts (née Gorelik) (1948, Riga) — daughter
Stella Gorelik (1956, Riga) — daughter
Abram-Neukh Gorelik (1892–1975) — father
Stysya Gorelik (1899–1953) — mother
Sofya Gorelik (1927–1942) — sister
Maria Radchina (née Gorelik) (1922, Gomel Region) — sister
Yakov Gorelik (1925, Gomel Region) — brother
Esther Brant (née Marat) (1931, Riga) — sister-in-law