Mirman (Mirmann) Israel Berkovich (born 10 January 1925, Daugavpils) — cutter (tailoring industry).
In 1941 Israel Mirman completed eight grades of an incomplete Jewish school. From 1941 to 1943 he was in evacuation, working as a laborer at a weaving factory (village of Nizhny Troitsk, Tuimazy station, Bashkir ASSR). From 1943 to 1950 he served in the Soviet Army; in 1944–1945 he advanced with combat operations from Chełm through Lublin, Warsaw, and on to Berlin as part of the 2nd motor transport battalion. After demobilization he settled in Riga.
In 1950 Israel Mirman worked as an electrician at the housing and utilities department of the Baltic Military District. From 1950 to 1953 he worked as a printer and later as a cutter at the Riga District Industrial Combine; from 1953 to 1958 as a stacker and cutter in the “Fantāzija” artel. In 1958–1959 he was under investigation and served a sentence under Article 148 of the Criminal Code of the Latvian SSR by verdict of the People’s Court of the Moscow District (sentence: 1 year and 6 months); he was released early. From 1959 to 1961 he worked as a cutter at a sewing factory of the Local Industry Administration; in 1961 as a cutter at the “Spartaks” sewing factory; from 1961 to 1963 as a cutter at the “Brīvība” sewing factory; from 1963 to 1978 as a cutter and fabric cutter at the “Rīgas Apģērbs” firm; from 1978 to 1979 as a cutter at the “Siluets” Production Association; and from 1979 to 1980 as a cutter at the “Rīgas Modes” Production Association.
Between 1958 and 1969 he repeatedly petitioned for permission to leave for Poland and the USA; all requests were denied.
Since 1952 he has been married to Rosa Zalmanovna Mirman (née Rapoport; born 1929, Smiltene). Their children are Tamara Israilevna Mirman (born 24 October 1952, Riga) and German Israilevich Mirman (born 14 November 1962, Riga).
His father, Ber Samuilovich Mirman (1881, Glubokoye, Poland — 1964, Israel), emigrated in 1958 as a Polish citizen first to Poland and then to Israel. His mother, Basya Aronovna Mirman (née Gitelson; 1892, Glubokoye, Poland — 1942, Tuimazy, Bashkir ASSR), died during the war. His brothers were Abram Berkovich Mirman (1915, Glubokoye, Poland — 1965, Israel), who emigrated in 1958 to Poland and then to Israel; Isaak Berkovich Mirman (1917, Glubokoye, Poland — 1943), who was killed at the front near Kyiv; and Yakov Berkovich Mirman (1922, Daugavpils — 1941), who was killed at the front near Moscow. His sisters were Emma Berkovna Barmapova (1919, Glubokoye, Poland — date and place unknown), who emigrated in 1958 first to Poland and then to the USA; and Sonya Berkovna Gutkina (1921, Glubokoye, Poland — 1968, USA), who emigrated to the USA. His wife’s sister, Minna Zalmanovna Oshrin (née Rapoport; born 1931, Smiltene), emigrated to Israel in 1972.
Family:
Rosa Zalmanovna Mirman (née Rapoport; born 1929, Smiltene) — wife
Tamara Israilevna Mirman (born 24 October 1952, Riga) — daughter
German Israilevich Mirman (born 14 November 1962, Riga) — son
Ber Samuilovich Mirman (1881, Glubokoye, Poland — 1964, Israel) — father
Basya Aronovna Mirman (née Gitelson; 1892, Glubokoye, Poland — 1942, Tuimazy, Bashkir ASSR) — mother
Abram Berkovich Mirman (1915, Glubokoye, Poland — 1965, Israel) — brother
Isaac Berkovich Mirman (1917, Glubokoye, Poland — 1943, place unknown) — brother
Yakov Berkovich Mirman (1922, Daugavpils — 1941, place unknown) — brother
Emma Berkovna Barmapova (1919, Glubokoye, Poland — dates and place unknown) — sister
Sonya Berkovna Gutkina (1921, Glubokoye, Poland — 1968, USA) — sister
Minna Zalmanovna Oshrin (née Rapoport; born 1931, Smiltene) — wife’s sister