Raikin (Reikin) Isaak Grigorievich (26 December 1900, Polotsk, Belarus) — artisan.

Isaak Raikin was born into the family of worker Gerson Samuilovich Raikin (1867, Polotsk — 1937, Riga) and housewife Shifra Leibovna Raikin (1869, Lepel, Vitebsk Region, Belarus — 1928, Riga). Until the age of 13 he studied in Riga at a Jewish religious school, then transferred to Kort’s Gymnasium, completing eight grades in 1922. He worked at the Rubin timber factory (1922–1930), at the Kan Brothers’ tannery (1930–1937), and was the owner of a plywood shop (1937–1941).

In 1941 he was imprisoned in the Riga Ghetto; in 1943 he escaped and made his way to Liepāja (then Libau), where he found his wife and son hiding with the Latvian family of Anna Fimbauer. After the end of World War II he worked in Liepāja as director of the Industrial Combine of the Liepāja Commercial Port (1945–1946), as a buffet attendant in the restaurant “Jūra” (1947–1951), and as a button-covering мастер in the Progress artel (1951–1952). Having been convicted for accepting an order without issuing a receipt, he was imprisoned (1952–1953). From 1953 to 1969 he worked as a licensed artisan under a patent issued by the Liepāja Financial Department.

Married to Berta (Beyla) Leibovna Raikin (née Meylakh) (1904, Liepāja); their son was Gerson Isaakovich Raikin (1939, Riga).

In 1969 Isaak Raikin received permission to emigrate to Israel, where his wife’s sister, Khaya Minna Leybovna Landa (née Meylakh) (1900, Polotsk, Belarus), resided.

Family:

Gerson Samuilovich Raikin (1867–1937) — father
Shifra Leibovna Raikin (1869–1928) — mother
Ilya Gersonovich Raikin (1894, Polotsk, Belarus) — brother
Berta (Beyla) Leibovna Raikin (née Meylakh) (1904) — wife
Gerson Isaakovich Raikin (1939) — son
Khaya Minna Leibovna Landa (née Meylakh) (1900) — wife’s sister