Rabinovich (Rabinowitsch) Semyon (Semen) Zinovyevich (26 March 1926, Berezdov, Kamenets-Podolsk region) — catering worker.
Semyon Rabinovich was the son of Zinovy Rabinovich (1894, Novograd-Volynsky) and Berta Rabinovich (née Tsimer) (1900, Berezdov, Kamenets-Podolsk region). Completed 8 grades of secondary school.
In 1943–45, he served in the ranks of the active Soviet Army. Demobilised on health grounds; disabled, Group II. In 1946, worked as an agent, storekeeper and sales assistant at the Riga-2 commercial buffet office. In 1946–48, warehouse manager at the Astoria restaurant. In 1948, storekeeper at the Lido restaurant in Jūrmala. In 1948–49, buffet attendant at the Lira restaurant. In 1949, sales assistant at the Gastronom small retail outlet. In 1949–50, warehouse manager at the Riga central base of the Dairy Industry Trust. In 1950–51, sales assistant at the central base of the 4th Riga Municipal Food Trade. In 1951–53, head of the mustard production unit and catering manager at the Brīvais Darbs artel. In 1953, sales assistant in shops of the 4th Riga Municipal Food Trade. In 1953–55, stand manager, deputy shop director and senior sales assistant at the Riga Municipal Cooperative Trade. In 1955–57, warehouse manager at the Liesma Invalids’ Artel in Riga. In 1957–59, acting head and brigade leader of the lemonade production unit. In 1959–79, sales assistant, senior sales assistant, storekeeper and branch manager at enterprises of the Proletarsky District Food Trade network.
Awarded the medals “For Courage” and “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45”. Married to Sara Rabinovich (née Vishkautsan) (1927, Orhei). In 1979, Semyon Rabinovich received permission to emigrate to Israel.
Family:
Sara Rabinovich (née Vishkautsan) (1927, Orhei) — wife
Zinovy Rabinovich (1894, Novograd-Volynsky) — father
Berta Rabinovich (née Tsimer) (1900, Berezdov, Kamenets-Podolsk region) — mother
Sofya Strashko (née Rabinovich) (1923, Berezdov, Kamenets-Podolsk region) — sister
Brana Tabak (née Godysh) (1919, Orhei) — wife’s maternal aunt