Levina (Lewina) (née Kodesh, later Gavartina) Malka Moiseevna (10 November 1909, Jēkabpils) — braker.

Malka Levina was the daughter of Shapsa Kodesh (1877, Krustpils – 1940, Riga) and Eida Kodesh (née Ikon) (1888, Berzpilis – 1941, Viļaka).

In 1925–1928 she worked as a saleswoman in the Egitnov store in Krustpils. In 1928–1941 she worked as a broker at the Litlini firm in Riga. In 1941 she was evacuated to Central Asia. In 1941–1945 she worked as a laborer at the locomotive depot in Kokand. Starting from 1945 she was a homemaker.

Her marriage to Meisha Gavartin (1905, Latvia – …, Riga) was dissolved in 1942.

In her marriage to Shakhno Levin (1909, Daugavpils – 1968, Riga), a daughter was born: Tatyana Shakhonovna Levina (1947, Riga).

Her mother and sister Simkha Yankovich (née Kodesh) (1917, Ludza – 1941, Viļaka) perished in the Holocaust. Her brothers, Nokhum Kodesh (1910, Krustpils) and Khaim Kodesh (1914, Krustpils), were living in Latvia in the 1970s.

In 1977 Malka Levina received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her cousin Feiga Ivanchenko (née Khait; Avni Fani) (1925, Riga).

Family

– Meisha Gavartin (1905, Latvia – …, Riga) — first husband
– Shakhno Levin (1909, Daugavpils – 1968, Riga) — second husband
– Tatyana Shakhonovna Levina (1947, Riga) — daughter
– Shapsa Kodesh (1877, Krustpils – 1940, Riga) — father
– Eida Kodesh (née Ikon) (1888, Berzpilis – 1941, Viļaka) — mother
– Nokhum Kodesh (1910, Krustpils) — brother
– Simkha Yankovich (née Kodesh) (1917, Ludza – 1941, Viļaka) — sister
– Khaim Kodesh (1914, Krustpils) — brother
– Feiga Ivanchenko (née Khait; Avni Fani) (1925, Riga) — cousin