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Mandelkorn Liya Leibovna (1947)

Personal data
SurnameMandelkorn
NameLiya
PatronymLeibovna
Birth year1947
Birth month4
Birth day29
Birth placeRiga
SexF

Mandelkorn Liya Leibovna (April 29, 1947, Riga) – homeworker.

Liya Mandelkorn was born into the family of Leib Mandelkorn (b. 1901, Jelgava) and Sara Mandelkorn (née Sherman) (b. 1914, Jelgava). In 1962, she completed 5th grade at Special Education School No. 2 in Riga. Disabled since childhood, she received a second-degree disability pension. From 1965 to 1967, she worked as a homeworker knitter at a multi-industry homework factory in Riga. In 1967, she worked as a cardboard cutter at the Riga Cardboard Factory.

In 1977, Liya Mandelkorn received permission to leave Latvia.

Family:

Leib Mandelkorn (b. 1901, Jelgava) – father
Sara Mandelkorn (née Sherman) (b. 1914, Jelgava) – mother
Mere-Khane (Meri-Khana) Hirshovich (née Mandelkorn) (b. 1899, Jelgava) – father's sister