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Gotmakher Marina Nakhmanovna (1946)

Personal data
SurnameGotmakher
NameMarina
PatronymNakhmanovna
Birth year1946
Birth month2
Birth day4
Birth placeRiga
SexF

Gotmakher (Gottmacher) Marina Nakhmanovna (née Lapa) (4 February 1946, Riga) — computer operator.

Marina Gotmakher was the daughter of Izela Lapa (née Hertzberg) (1914, Kuldīga) and Nakhman Lapa (1905, Tokarevka Station, Tambov Region). In 1964, she graduated from Riga Evening School No. 24.

From 1964 to 1965, she worked as a controller at the Riga Library Distribution Centre. In 1965, she completed training as a computer operator and subsequently worked from 1965 to 1967 as an operator at the Computing Centre of the Central Statistical Directorate of the Latvian SSR.

In 1967, she was employed as a billing clerk at the Riga Wagon Works. From 1968 to 1970, she worked as a controller at Shop No. 34 of Moskul'ttorg. Between 1972 and 1978, she served as an intake clerk at the enterprise “Liga.”

She was married to Viktor Gotmakher (1942, Moscow). They had two children: Yana Gotmakher (born 1969, Riga) and Robert Gotmakher (born 1976, Riga).

In 1978, Marina Gotmakher received permission to emigrate to Israel.

Viktor Gotmakher (1942, Moscow) — husband
Yana Gotmakher (1969, Riga) — daughter
Robert Gotmakher (1976, Riga) — son
Izela Lapa (née Hertzberg) (1914, Kuldīga) — mother
Nakhman Lapa (1905, Tokarevka Station, Tambov Region) — father
Benita Lapa (1938, Riga – 1941, Cheboksary) — sister