Pavlovskaya (née Feldman) Khaya (Chaya) Gershkovna (8 January 1924, Korosten)

Born 8 January 1924, Korosten, Zhytomyr Oblast — office worker.

Khaya Pavlovskaya was the daughter of Hirsh Feldman (1890–1925, Zhytomyr Oblast) and Rakhil Feldman (née Ushman) (1889, Zhytomyr Oblast – 1974, Riga). In 1941, she completed secondary school in Korosten. At the outbreak of World War II, she was evacuated to Penza, where she began working at Military Plant No. 821, later transferring to Mobile Auto Repair Plant No. 42, which operated along the front lines.

In 1944, as a factory worker, she relocated to Riga.

Her employment history includes:

1973–1975 – Quality control inspector at the Aurora factory
1975–1977 – Accountant at the Riga Airport Restaurant
1977–1979 – Plastic products assembler at the Ausma factory

1980–1983 – Cashier-collector at the Varaviksne Municipal Services Complex

She retired in 1983.

She was married to Leonid Pavlovsky (1917–1981, Riga); they had two sons: Gennady Pavlovsky (b. 1947, Riga) and Alexander Pavlovsky (b. 1954, Riga)

She later married Elei Gechtman (b. 1923, Zhytomyr).

Family:

Leonid Pavlovsky (1917–1981, Riga) – first husband
Gennady Pavlovsky (b. 1947, Riga) – son
Alexander Pavlovsky (b. 1954, Riga) – son
Elei Gechtman (b. 1923, Zhytomyr) – second husband
Hirsh Feldman (1890–1925) – father
Rakhil Feldman (née Ushman) (1889–1974) – mother
Mikhail Feldman (1913–1980, Kyiv) – brother
Faina Yerukhovich (née Feldman) (b. 1921, Zhytomyr Oblast) – sister
Frida Ioselovich (née Yerukhovich) (b. 1921, Varakļāni) – sister-in-law