Kestenberg Abram Samuilovich (29 December 1920, Tukums — ?, ?) — shoemaker, worker.

After completing six grades at the Tukums Jewish School, in 1936–38 Abram Kestenberg worked as a shoemaker in Blumental’s private workshop. In 1938–41 he was a stock worker at the “Meteor” factory (Riga).

In 1941, in evacuation, he worked on the construction of an airfield (Parovozhsky District, Gorky Oblast). The same year he volunteered for the Latvian Division (reserve regiment in Gorkhovets), took part in the defence of Moscow, and in 1942 was demobilised due to wounds.

In 1942 he worked as a shoemaker (Tyurakurgan District, Namangan Oblast), and in 1942–45 as a gas welder in the labour army (Kamensk-Uralsky).

1945–46: gas welder, Riga Carriage Works (RVZ)
1946–47: stock worker, “Meteor” factory
1947–48: stock worker, Torgmorttrans

1948–50: stock worker, “Progress” artel (Dzerzhinsk, Gorky Oblast)

1951–57: stock worker, “Stalina Piecgade” artel (Riga)

1957–65 (?): stock worker, Industrial Combine of the Proletarsky District (Riga).

In 1946 (or 1947) he got married to Sarra Israilevna Kestenberg.

Children:

Bronya Abramovna Kestenberg (b. 1953, Riga)

Shulamis Abramovna Kestenberg (b. 1961, Riga).

Parents:

Samuil Abramovich Kestenberg (b. 1895, Radom, Poland – d. 1942, Collective Farm im. Kalinina, Tyurakurgan District, Namangan Oblast, Uzbek SSR) — father

Rebeka Abramovna Kestenberg — mother (emigrated to Israel in 1962).

Siblings:

Izak Samuilovich Kestenberg (b. 1922, Tukums) — brother
Dina Samuilovna Gligsberg (b. 1924, Tukums) — in 1957 repatriated to Poland, later emigrated to Israel (Holon) — sister
Tsilya Samuilovna Shtern (b. 1927, Tukums) — in 1957 repatriated to Poland, later emigrated to Australia (Melbourne) — sister
Tsiva Samuilovna Hamburg — sister
Raya Samuilovna Kestenberg (b. 1930/31, Tukums) — emigrated to Israel in 1962 (Holon) — sister
Roza Samuilovna Kestenberg (b. 1933, Tukums) — emigrated to Israel in 1962 (Holon) — sister
Ita Samuilovna Kestenberg (b. 1936, Tukums) — emigrated to Israel in 1962 (Holon) — sister