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Kilyun Semyon Leibovich (1899)

Personal data
SurnameKilyun
NameSemyon
PatronymLeibovich
Birth year1899
Birth placeJelgava
SexM

Kilyun Semyon Leibovich (1899, Jelgava – ?) — house painter.

Semyon Kilyun was born into the family of worker Leiba Yakovlevich Kilyun (1875, Riga – murdered by the Nazis in 1941, Riga) and homemaker Leah Aronovna Kilyun (1875, Riga – murdered by the Nazis in 1941, Riga).

In 1917 he completed 4 classes of secondary school. From 1917 to 1940 worked for private employers. During WWII was evacuated to Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, where he worked as a laborer at Gorremstroy (1941–1945). Upon return to Riga, was a worker at the factory Rīgas Apgerbs (1945–46), then on the support of his children (1946–48), worker at the Fantāzija artel (1948–53), and from 1953 lived dependent on his children.

Married Sonia (Sorа) Aronovna Kilyun (née Feldman) (1894, Utena, Lithuania – 1967, Riga). Children: Arkady Semyonovich Kilyun (b. 1924, Riga), Lea Semyonovna Roze (née Kilyun) (b. 1928, Riga), and Hana-Rise Semyonovna Bul (née Kilyun) (b. 1929, Riga).

In 1972 Semyon Kilyun received permission to emigrate to Israel, where since 1971 his daughter Hana-Rise Bul (née Kilyun) had been residing.

Family:

Leiba Yakovlevich Kilyun (1875–1941) – father
Leah Aronovna Kilyun (1875–1941) – mother
Sonia (Sora) Aronovna Kilyun (née Feldman) (1894–1967) – 1st wife
Bella Shlemovna Shteingold (Goldshtein) (b. 1905, Riga) – 2nd wife
Arkady Semyonovich Kilyun (b. 1924) – son
Lea Semyonovna Roze (née Kilyun) (b. 1928) – daughter
Hana-Rise Semyonovna Bul (née Kilyun) (b. 1929) – daughter