Gurevich (Gurewitsch) Mikhel (Michel)Yakovlevich (1940, Kārsava) — butcher.

Mikhel Gurevich was the son of Yakov Gurevich (1912, Valga) and Doba Gurevich (née Grinman) (1907, Kārsava – 1988, Riga). During World War II, he was evacuated to the Gorky region. He completed 9 years of secondary school in 1958. From 1958 to 1959, he trained as a shoemaker at the Riga Domestic Services Combine. In 1959–60, he served in the Soviet Army. Between 1960 and 1962, he worked as a shoemaker at the same combine. In 1962–66, he was a firefighter with the Fire Safety Department of the Latvian SSR. From 1966 to 1968, he worked as a butcher and meat seller in the food trade system of Riga’s Proletarian District. Starting in 1968, he held the same position in the Trade Directorate of Jūrmala.

Mikhel Gurevich married Zinaida Gurevich (née Epstein) (1948, Bykhov, Belarus), and they had a son, Gariy Gurevich (1969, Jūrmala). In 1966, heapplied to emigrate to Israel, invited by relatives Eliezer Israeli (1917) and Bella Israeli (1921, Valga). He received permission to emigrate in 1971. In the late 1970s, he lived and worked in Germany.

Family

Zinaida Gurevich (née Epstein) (1948, Bykhov, Belarus) — wife
Gariy Gurevich (1969, Jūrmala) — son
Yakov Gurevich (1912, Valga) — father
Doba Gurevich (née Grinman) (1907, Kārsava – 1988, Riga) — mother
Boris Gurevich (1938, Kārsava) — brother
Sara Zmudze (née Gurevich) (1952, Kārsava) — sister
Eliezer Israeli (1917) — uncle
Bella Israeli (1921, Valga) — aunt