Morein Khaim (Chaim) Mendeleevich (1893, Krustpils) — meat cutter.

Khaim Morein completed three grades of primary school in Krustpils. From 1914 to 1916, Morein served in the Latvian Army; he was wounded and sent for treatment to Saratov. From 1919 to 1926 he worked for private employers in Jēkabpils. In 1926–1940, together with his brother Leib Morein (1879–1949), he was co-owner of a butcher’s shop in Jēkabpils.

In 1940–1941 he worked as a carter on the construction of the Krustpils road. In 1941 he was evacuated to the Cheboksary District of the Chuvash ASSR, where he worked on the collective farm “Araslan.” In 1945 he returned to Latvia and until 1947 worked as a scrap collector at the “Soyuzutil” office in Jēkabpils. In 1947–1950 he worked as a procurement agent for the Jēkabpils County Consumers’ Union. From 1954 to 1963 he was employed as a meat cutter at the collective farm market in Jēkabpils. In 1963–1971 he worked as a watchman for the Security Department of the Lenin District of Riga. From 1971 he was a pensioner by age.

Morein’s father, Mendel Morein (1848–1926), was buried in Jēkabpils. His mother, a native of Jēkabpils, was buried in Varakļāni. His youngest daughter, Yokheved Morein (1935–1942), died during evacuation and was buried in Cheboksary. His brother Leib Morein (1879–1949) was born and died in Jēkabpils. His brother Aizin Morein (1885–1944) was buried in Cheboksary. His brother Yakov Morein (1875–1942) emigrated to the United States and was buried in New York. His brother Motel Morein (1890–1961) emigrated to Canada and was buried in Montreal.

In 1971 Khaim Morein received permission to depart for Israel to join his daughter Khana Kreizler (née Morein) (1922), who had emigrated in 1939 to the territory of what is now the State of Israel.

Family :

Mina Morein (née Minina) (1894) — wife
Mendel Morein (1848–1926) — father
Beila Morein (née Melnik) (1854–1918) — mother
Khona Morein (1924) — son
Mendel Morein (1926) — son
Beila Libman (née Morein) (1930) — daughter
Yokheved Morein (1935–1942) — daughter
Leib Morein (1879–1949) — brother
Aizin Morein (1885–1944) — brother
Yakov Morein (1875–1942) — brother
Motel Morein (1890–1961) — brother
Khana Kreizler (née Morein) (1922) — daughter