Makhlina (Machlina) (née Rukasin) Elya (Ela) Isaevna (27 May 1948, Daugavpils) — embroiderer.

Elya Makhlina was the daughter of Isai Rukasin (1916, Daugavpils — 1958, Daugavpils) and Genya Rukasin(a) (née Podles) (1921, Daugavpils).

From 1964 to 1966 she worked as a coil winder at the Elektroinstrument factory in Daugavpils.

From 1966 to 1968 she was a knitter at the Daugavpils Consumer Services Combine.

From 1968 to 1971 she worked as an embroiderer at the Headwear and Knitwear Combine in Riga.

From 1971 to 1973 she was an embroiderer at the Consumer Services Combine in Daugavpils.

In marriage to David Makhlin (1946, Riga; marriage later dissolved), a daughter was born: Tatyana Makhlin(a) (1969).

In 1973, Elya Makhlina received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her mother, her brother Boris Rukasin (1957, Daugavpils), and her sister Hana Rukasin(a) (1951, Daugavpils), who had left Latvia in 1972.

Family:

David Makhlin (1946, Riga) — husband
Tatyana Makhlin(a) (1969) — daughter
Isai Rukasin (1916, Daugavpils — 1958, Daugavpils) — father
Genya Rukasin(a) (née Podles) (1921, Daugavpils) — mother
Hana Rukasin(a) (1951, Daugavpils) — sister
Boris Rukasin (1957, Daugavpils) — brother