Magaram Gedaliy Rakhmilovich (04.02.1909, Daugavpils) — harness maker.

Gedaliy Magaram was the son of Rakhmil Magaram (1875, Daugavpils — 1931, Daugavpils) and Sterna Magaram (1874, Daugavpils — 1963, Riga). He completed four years of primary schooling.

From 1924 to 1931 he worked as a harness maker at the Kovarsky and Yoffe firm in Daugavpils. From 1931 to 1934 he was a harness maker for the entrepreneur Say in Jelgava. From 1934 to 1941 he worked as a harness maker at the Rabinson firm in Saldus.

In 1941 Gedaliy Magaram was evacuated to the Tuzhinsky District of Kirov Region, where until 1942 he worked as a harness maker in the Multi-Trade Cooperative. In 1942 he was mobilised into the labour army, transferred to Prokopyevsk in Novosibirsk Region, and worked as a labourer at the Stalin Mine. From 1943 to 1945 he was a worker at a military factory in Kirov.

In 1945 he returned to Riga and until 1947 worked as a harness maker at the Riga Military Fleet Trading Organisation. From 1947 to 1950 he was a harness maker in the Riga artel “Sedlinieks”. From 1950 to 1954 he was a brigade leader in the artel “Cīņa”. From 1956 to 1959 he worked as a shoemaker at the “Rīgas Apaviņeks” combine. From 1959 to 1960 he was a brigade leader at the “Rīgas Ekspresis” combine. From 1960 to 1963 he served as a brigade leader at the Training and Production Combine of the Society of the Deaf in Riga. From 1963 to 1970 he worked as a shop assistant at Shop No. 56 of the Riga Textile, Clothing and Footwear Trade Organisation. From 1970 to 1971 he was a glazier at the “Rīgas Ekspresis” combine. In 1971 he worked as a shop assistant at Shop No. 22 of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Trade Organisation. From 1971 he was a retirement pensioner.

Magaram’s brothers and sister perished in the Holocaust: Yankel Magaram (1901, Daugavpils — …, Stutthof), Moisey Magaram (1902, Daugavpils — …, Līvāni), Mikhle Dreizin (née Magaram) (1904, Daugavpils — …, Daugavpils), Rafael Magaram (1913, Daugavpils — …, Daugavpils) and Vulf Magaram (1913, Daugavpils — …, Daugavpils). His brother Lev Magaram (1920, Daugavpils — …) was killed in action on the fronts of the Second World War. Another brother, Iosif Magaram (1911, Daugavpils), left for Palestine in 1931 in search of work; in the 1970s he lived in Tel Aviv and worked as a carpenter.

In marriage to Mary Mendelson Magaram (1926, Liepāja), the following children were born: Lev Magaram (1948, Riga) and Anna Magaram (1950, Riga). In 1971 the Magaram family received permission to emigrate to Israel.

A. Norman

Mary Mendelson Magaram (1926, Liepāja) — wife
Lev Magaram (1948, Riga) — son
Anna Magaram (1950, Riga) — daughter
Rakhmil Magaram (1875–1931) — father
Sterna Magaram (1874–1963) — mother
Yankel Magaram (1901, Daugavpils — …, Stutthof) — brother
Moisey Magaram (1902, Daugavpils — …, Līvāni) — brother
Mikhle Dreizin (née Magaram) (1904, Daugavpils — …, Daugavpils) — sister
Iosif Magaram (1911, Daugavpils) — brother
Rafael Magaram (1913, Daugavpils — …, Daugavpils) — brother
Vulf Magaram (1913, Daugavpils — …, Daugavpils) — brother
Lev Magaram (1920, Daugavpils — …) — brother