Ritov Meyer (1870)
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| Surname | Ritov |
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| Name | Meyer |
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| Birth year | 1870 |
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| Birth month | 7 |
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| Birth day | 19 |
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| Birth place | Riga |
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| Sex | M |
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Ritov Meyer (Meer) (19 July 1870, Riga) — merchant and public figure.
Meyer Ritov was a board member of the societies “Bikur Ḥolim” and “Shoymer Shabbos,” and earlier also of “Malbish Arumim.” Ritov financed the construction of a building for “Torah ve-Derekh Eretz.”
In 1915, at his own expense, he supported 100 homeless children.
He was a member of the Riga City Council, a member of the tax commission, and a member of the housing administration society. He also served as warden (gabbai) of the Peitavas Synagogue in Riga.