Herman (Hermann, German) (née Sastas, formerly Blumental) Ida Yakovlevna (b. 1931, Kaunas) – Factory worker.

Ida Herman was the daughter of Yakov Sastas (b. 1905, Kaunas) and Gunda Sastas (b. 1906, Zarasai). Completed nine years of secondary education in Kaunas. Worked as an overlocker at the “Rīgas Adītājs” factory in 1963–64. From 1965, employed as a labourer at the “Pirmais Mais” factory.

Married to Naum Herman (b. 1927, Daugavpils); their son, Falel Herman, was born in 1962 in Riga. In 1969, Ida Herman received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her husband’s brother, Meer Herman (b. 1925, Daugavpils).

Family:

Naum Herman (b. 1927, Daugavpils) – husband
Falel Herman (b. 1962, Riga) – son
Yakov Sastas (b. 1905, Kaunas) – father
Gunda Sastas (b. 1906, Zarasai) – mother
Necha-Gita Levinson (née Sastas; b. 1946, Chelyabinsk) – sister
Meer Herman (b. 1925, Daugavpils) – husband’s brother