Rudov (Rudow) Yakov (Jakow) Abelewich (18 November 1896, Kraslava) — harness maker (saddler).

Yakov Ridov was the son of Abo Rudov (… — 1934, Kraslava) and Dveyra Rudova (née Zilber; … — 1940, Riga).

In 1908–1914 he worked at the Kaganovich leather factory in Kraslava. In 1914–1915 he worked as a harness maker at the Alikhanov firm in Riga. In 1915–1918 he was employed as a harness maker by the City Committee for the Supply of the Western Front in Samara. In 1919–1920 he worked as a harness maker for the State Administrative Committee in Vitebsk.

In 1920–1941 he worked as a harness maker in the saddlery shop “Pesok and Levenshtein” in Riga (22 Grecinieku Street). In 1941 he was evacuated to Uralsk, where until his return to Riga in 1945 he worked as a harness maker and shoemaker at the Chapaev Combine.

In 1945–1963 he worked as a shoemaker in the artel “Kurpnieks” (later renamed “Rīgas Apavnieks”).

He was married to Riva Rudova (née Tsilman; 1901, Grīva — 1957, Riga). Their children were Feiga Dimant (née Rudova; 1923, Riga), Tsira Mostova (née Rudova; 1929, Riga), and Semen Rudov (1921, Riga).

During the Holocaust, his sister Dita Kantor (née Rudova; 1881, Kraslava — 1941) was murdered. His brother Luis Rudov (1893, Kraslava — 1971, USA) emigrated from Latvia in the 1930s.

In 1974 Yakov Rudov received permission to emigrate to Israel, following an invitation from his daughters.

Family:

Riva Rudova (née Tsilman; 1901, Grīva — 1957, Riga) — wife
Feiga Dimant (née Rudova; 1923, Riga) — daughter
Tsira Mostova (née Rudova; 1929, Riga) — daughter
Semen Rudov (1921, Riga) — son
Abo Rudov (… — 1934, Kraslava) — father
Dveyra Rudova (née Zilber; … — 1940, Riga) — mother
Dita Kantor (née Rudova; 1881, Kraslava — 1941) — sister
Luis Rudov (1893, Kraslava — 1971, USA) — brother