Sandler (née Mesnik) Fruma Yankelevna (13 February 1922, Daugavpils) — seamstress.
Fruma Sandler was the daughter of Yankel Mesnik (1886, Daugavpils) and Sheina Mesnik (1887, Daugavpils — 1949, Riga).
In 1935, she completed four classes of primary school in Daugavpils. From 1935 to 1938, she was an apprentice seamstress and later a seamstress in Podlis’s workshop in Daugavpils. In 1938–1941, she worked as a seamstress at the firm “Gentleman” in Riga.
In 1941, she was evacuated to Sverdlovsk Region, where in 1942–1945 she worked as a factory worker at a mechanical plant. In 1945, she returned to Riga. Until 1946, she worked as a shop assistant in the Dorursa store. In 1951–1957, she was a saleswoman in the 2nd municipal food trade organization in Riga. In 1957–1964, she worked as a seamstress at Garment Factory No. 2 of the “Latvija” company.
She was married to German Sandler (1920, Varakļāni). Their daughters were Ginda Sandler (1946, Riga) and Sheina Sandler (1949, Riga).
During the Holocaust, her brother Rafail Mesnik (1918, Daugavpils — 1941, Riga) and her sister Ginda Podlis (née Mesnik; 1910, Daugavpils — 1941, Riga) were killed.
Her brothers Avraham Mesnik (1914) and Zalman Mesnik (1916) emigrated to Palestine in the 1930s. Another brother, David Mesnik (1927), lived and worked in Riga in the 1960s. Her father emigrated to Israel in 1957.
In 1964, Fruma Sandler received permission to emigrate to Israel.
Family:
German Sandler (1920, Varakļāni) — husband
Ginda Sandler (1946, Riga) — daughter
Sheyna Sandler (1949, Riga) — daughter
Yankel Mesnik (1886, Daugavpils) — father
Sheyna Mesnik (1887–1949) — mother
Rafail Mesnik (1918–1941) — brother
Ginda Podlis (née Mesnik; 1910–1941) — sister
Avraham Mesnik (1914) — brother
Zalman Mesnik (1916) — brother
David Mesnik (1927) — brother