Karlin Evel Israilevich (10 April 1924, Zilupe, Latvia) – worker.
Evel Karlin was born into the family of Israel Leibovich Karlin (1888, Zilupe – 1976, Riga), a shop owner, and Elka Yulyevna Karlin (née Skutskaya) (1900, Sebezh, Pskov Region – 1974, Riga), a homemaker.
He completed six grades at the Jewish primary school (1931–1938), worked as an apprentice watchmaker and later as a watchmaker under his employer, Suer (1938–1940, Ludza, Latvia). He was an apprentice electrician at the VEF factory (1940–1941). In 1941 he was evacuated to Kirov, then served at the front during the Second World War, in the Soviet Army (1941–1946). He was awarded the medals “For Courage,” “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945,” and several jubilee medals.
Upon returning to Latvia, he served as Komsomol organiser in Sidgunda District (1946–1947). In Riga he worked as a warehouse clerk at the VEF factory supply department (1947–1948), an expediter at the Trust of Canteens, Cafés and Restaurants (1948–1949), warehouse worker at the Suburban Fish Cooperative (1950), tinsmith at the “Kalvis” artel (1951), storekeeper at the Torgmortrans canteen (1951), tinsmith at Installation Department No. 5 of the “Santekhlegprom” trust (1951), scrap collector (1951–1952), apprentice weaver at the “Dzīmtēne” artel (1952–1953). He was unemployed due to illness (1953–1955). Afterwards, he worked as a weaver at a sewing and knitwear factory (1955–1958), press operator, polyethylene assembler, and etcher at the “Ausma” plastics factory (1959–1965). He was a home-based weaver with the Multi-Industry Home Labour Combine (1965–1968), a stamping worker at Workshop No. 2 of the Riga Chemical Plant “Aerosol” (1968), and a locksmith-setter at the Riga Jewellery Factory (1968–1969). From 1969 he was retired on disability.
In his marriage to Zenta Rudolfovna Karlin (née Weissbardis) (b. 1923, Riga), a son was born Bencion Evelevich Karlin (b. 1954, Riga).The marriage was dissolved in 1977.
In 1977 Evel Karlin received permission to emigrate to Israel, where since 1969 his cousin Tsivia (Tsiva) Yankelievna Meyerovich (née Gorina) (b. 1918, Zilupe) had been living.
Family connections:
Israel Leibovich Karlin (1888–1976) – father
Elka Yulyevna Karlin (née Skutskaya, 1900–1974) – mother
Khaim Israilevich Karlin (1927, Zilupe – 1970, Riga) – brother
Moisei Israilevich Karlin (b. 1934, Zilupe) – brother
Tsivia (Tsiva) Yankelievna Meyerovich (née Gorina, b. 1918) – cousin
Zenta Rudolfovna Karlin (née Weissbardis, b. 1923) – former wife
Bencion Evelevich Karlin (b. 1954) – son