Lurie Zalman (Salman) Samuilovich (12 September 1915, Žagare, Šiauliai District) — butcher.
In 1928 Zalman Lurie completed six years of primary school. From 1928 to 1937 he worked as a slaughterhouse labourer in the village of Lukstkalne, Dobele District. In 1937–38 he served in the Latvian Army. In 1938–40 he was a meat cutter in a private shop in Žagare. In 1940–41 he was head of the meat department of a grocery shop in Žagare.
In 1941 he was mobilised into the Soviet Army. Until 1943 he served as a private in the 167th Regiment of the Lithuanian Division. In 1943 he was wounded. Until 1944 he underwent treatment in hospitals in Ryazan and Alma-Ata. He was discharged on disability in 1944. Until 1952 he lived in Žagare as a disability pensioner.
In 1953 Zalman Lurie moved to Riga. In 1953 he worked in the sausage department of the “Sagadatais” artel. In 1953–60 he was a meat department salesman at the Vidzeme Market in Riga. In 1960–63 he worked as a salesman at the market by Majori Station in Jūrmala. In 1963–66 he was senior salesman at the meat stand at the Riga Central Market. From 1966 he was senior salesman in Shop No. 29 of the Moskovsky District Food Trade System.
Lurie’s brother, Oskar Lurie (1906, Žagare), emigrated to the Union of South Africa in the 1930s. Another brother, Iosif Lurie (1908, Žagare), emigrated to Palestine in the 1930s.
During the Holocaust Lurie’s parents — Samuil Lurie (1872, Žagare, Šiauliai District – 1941, Žagare) and Malka-Esther Lurie (née Tankel) (1878(?), Žagare – 1941, Žagare) — were killed, as were his brothers Nosen (1897–1941, Germany), Itsoh (1898–1941, Žagare), and Notel (1912–1941, Žagare), and his sisters Sheva Niburg (née Lurie) (1903–1941, Žagare) and Sora Perelman (née Lurie) (1905–1941, Riga).
In 1971 Zalman Lurie received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his brother.
Family
Bela Lurie (née Levina) (1929, Rēzekne) — wife
Samuil Lurie (1957, Riga) — son
Samuil Lurie (1872, Žagare – 1941, Žagare) — father
Malka-Esther Lurie (née Tankel) (1878(?), Žagare – 1941, Žagare) — mother
Nosen Lurie (1897, Žagare – 1941, Germany) — brother
Itsoh Lurie (1898, Žagare – 1941, Žagare) — brother
Sheva Niburg (née Lurie) (1903, Žagare – 1941, Žagare) — sister
Sora Perelman (née Lurie) (1905, Žagare – 1941, Riga) — sister
Oskar Lurie (1906, Žagare) — brother
Iosif Lurie (1908, Žagare) — brother
Notel Lurie (1912, Žagare – 1941, Žagare) — brother