Neishloss/Neishlos (Neuschloss) Hertz Abramovich (16 July 1906, Dvinsk, today Daugavpils, Latvia) — engineer-technologist.
Hertz Neishloss was born into the family of Abram-Simon Aronovich Neishloss (1871, Dvinsk – 1940, Riga) and Sima Zalmanovna Neishloss (née Ospovat) (1876, Dvinsk – 1941, murdered by the Nazis in Riga). He studied at the Riga Jewish Gymnasium from 1921 to 1925. From 1925 to 1927 he worked in Riga as a clerk in a private bookshop. Between 1927 and 1934 he taught in Jewish schools, and in 1934–1935 gave private lessons. At the same time, from 1925 to 1935, he studied at the University of Latvia, which he did not complete at that time.
In 1935–1936 Neishloss served in the Latvian Army. From 1936 to 1940 he worked as a technician at a paper factory, and in 1940–1941 he resumed his studies at the University of Latvia. In 1941 he was evacuated to the Kalininabad District (today Sarband District) of the Tajik SSR, where he worked as a fitter at a local machine-tractor station (1941–1942). From 1942 to 1945 he fought at the front during the Second World War, and in 1945–1946 continued his service in the Soviet Army.
He was awarded the medals “For Courage”, “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945”, as well as jubilee medals.
After returning to Latvia, Neishloss worked in Riga as an instructor at courses of the fish-processing industry combine (1946–1948), as a design engineer at Plant No. 85 (1948), as a senior design engineer at the Riga Electrotechnical Plant (REZ) (1948–1950), as a senior project engineer at Voenproekt No. 300 (1950–1956), as head of a design team at Latpotrebsouyuz (1956–1957), and as chief project engineer at the institute Latgiprogorstroy (1957–1967). From 1967 he was retired.
In his first marriage, to Anna Avigdorovna Neishlos (née Khanutina) (1908 – 1941, murdered by the Nazis in Riga), there were no children.
In his second marriage, to Hiena Iosifovna Neishlos (née Tumarkina; in her first marriage Brod) (born 1906, Polotsk, Belarus), a daughter was born: Lyubov Gertsevna Mayofis (née Neishlos) (born 1946, Riga).
In 1969 Hertz Neishloss applied for permission to emigrate to France, where since 1938 his sister Chaya Abramovna Eckhard (née Neishloss) (born 1917, Nizhny Novgorod) had been living, but his application was denied. In 1978 he received permission to emigrate to Israel, where since 1971 his nephew Isak Arkadyevich Neishlos (born 1948, Riga) had lived, and where in 1972 his sister Khaya Abramovna Eckhard had also moved from France.
Family:
Abram-Simon Aronovich Neishlos (1871–1940) — father
Sima Zalmanovna Neishlos (née Ospovat) (1876–1941) — mother
Isaak Abramovich Neishlos (1901–1945) — brother
Arkady Abramovich Neishlos (1903–1950) — brother
Ezekiel Abramovich Neishlos (born 1912) — brother (emigrated to the USA in 1936)
Anna Avigdorovna Neishlos (née Khanutina) — first wife
Hiena Iosifovna Neishlos (née Tumarkina) — second wife
Lyubov Gertsevna Mayofis (née Neishloss) — daughter
Moisey Abramovich Neishlos (born 1914, Dvinsk – died 1942, killed at the front during the Great Patriotic War) — brother
Lyubov Abramovna Neishlos (born 1896, Dvinsk – murdered by the Nazis in 1941, Riga) — sister
Dora Abramovna Neishlos (born 1898, Dvinsk – murdered by the Nazis in 1941, Riga) — sister
Nechama Abramovna Neishlos (born 1902, Dvinsk – murdered by the Nazis in 1941, Riga) — sister
Asna Abramovna Neishlos (born 1905, Dvinsk – murdered by the Nazis in 1941, Riga) — sister
Ida Abramovna Neishlos (born 1910, Dvinsk – murdered by the Nazis in 1941, Riga) — sister
Chaya Abramovna Eckhard (née Neishloss) (born 1917, Nizhny Novgorod) — sister
Isak Arkadyevich Neishlos (born 1948) — nephew