Makhelson Zalaman (1909-1941)
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| Surname | Makhelson |
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| Name | Zalaman |
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| Birth year | 1909 |
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| Birth month | 6 |
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| Birth day | 27 |
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| Birth place | Riga |
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| Death year | 1941 |
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| Sex | M |
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Makhelson (Machelsohn) Zalaman (Salaman) (27 June 1909, Riga — 1941) — educator.
In 1927 Zalaman Makhelson graduated from the elementary and secondary school of the Jewish Society for the Promotion of Art and Knowledge. He completed the full course of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Latvia, earning the degree of civil engineer. From 1933 he taught mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography, and geology at the private Jewish gymnasium “Tushiya.” On 14 October 1939 he was appointed its director.
He was a member of MOPR (the International Organization for Aid to Fighters for the Revolution). On 23 October 1941 he was arrested and imprisoned, where he perished.
Source: Latvian State Historical Archives, Fond 1632, inventory 1, file 13271.