Merkel Abram Elyashevich (born 1949, Riga) — worker.

Abram Merkel was the son of Elyash Elyashevich Merkel (1907, Subate — 1971, Riga) and Sheina-Mala Merkel (née Bordo) (born 1913, Krustpils).

In 1964 he worked as a general labourer at the “Lattorgstroi” Construction Unit in Riga. In 1965 he was employed as a carpenter at the “Stroydetal” combine. From 1965 to 1968 he worked as a labourer at the “Rīgas Manufaktūra” combine. In 1967 he completed his secondary education at Riga Secondary School No. 40 and enrolled at the Riga Polytechnic Institute, from which he was expelled in 1968. From 1968 to 1970 he served in the Soviet Army. From 1971 he was employed as an electrician at the Road Construction Unit of the Riga Motor Transport Authority.

In 1972 Abram Merkel received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his sister, Ida Churilova (née Merkel) (born 1946, Riga).

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Family:

Elyash Elyashevich Merkel (1907, Subate — 1971, Riga) — father
Sheina-Mala Merkel (née Bordo) (born 1913, Krustpils) — mother
Ida Churilova (née Merkel) (born 1946, Riga) — sister
Dina Granirer (Levitan, Churilova) (born 1922, Kaunas) — sister’s mother-in-law