Hertzbach (Gertsbakh) (née Kodess) Rosa (Roza) Abramovna (born 19 December 1926, Riga) – Manicurist.

Rosa Hertzbach was the daughter of Abram Kodess (1890–1956) and Etl Kodess (1901–1942). In 1941, she graduated from Riga’s 4th General Education School. That same year, she was evacuated to Penza and repatriated to Riga in 1945. From 1956 to 1958, she worked at the Riga Medical Products Factory. In 1958, she became a manicurist at the Jūrmala Combine. Between 1958 and 1966, she worked as a manicurist at Hairdressing Salon No. 1 in the Kirov District of Riga and with the Riga Hairdressing Services Agency.

She was married to Yankel Hertzbach (b. 1923, Riga), with whom she had two daughters: Edith (b. 1946, Riga) and Rachel (b. 1953, Riga).

In 1969, Rosa Hertzbach received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her husband’s cousin, Moishe Less (b. 1913, Riga).

Family:

Yankel Hertzbach (b. 1923, Riga) – husband
Edith Hertzbach (b. 1946, Riga) – daughter
Rachel Hertzbach (b. 1953, Riga) – daughter
Abram Kodess (1890–1956) – father
Etl Kodess (1901–1942) – mother
Shabsh Kodess (b. 1925, Riga) – brother
Motl Kodess (b. 1929, Riga) – brother
Riva Zeldina (née Kodess) (b. 1933, Riga) – sister
Moishe Less (b. 1913, Riga) – cousin of her husband