Shenkman Abram Shliomovich (29.10.1913, Daugavpils) – chemical engineer. Son of Shenkman Shliom (1888, Glubokoye, Belarus – 1941, Riga) and Shenkman (Tsirinskaya) Maria (1889, Liepāja – 1919, Daugavpils). In 1930 he graduated from Raukhverger's private Jewish gymnasium in Riga. In 1930–32 he held temporary jobs while preparing for university. In 1939 he graduated from the University of Latvia with a degree in chemical engineering. In 1939–40 he served in the Latvian Army (infantry regiment in Krustpils). In 1940–41 – engineer at the “Rīgas Kaļķis” lime-burning combine. In 1941 – head of the chemical laboratory at the “Jugla” factory. In 1941 Sh. was evacuated to Yaroslavl Oblast and worked at the “Young Fighter” collective farm in the village of Olonino, Palkino District. In 1941 he moved to Gorky Oblast and worked at the collective farm of the village of Ignatovo. In 1941–45 – head of the technical-control department and head of the laboratory at the Uspenskaya paper mill in the village of Zavodouspenskoye, Tugulym District, Sverdlovsk Oblast. In 1945 Sh. was re-evacuated to Latvia. In 1945–47 – chief engineer of the “Jaunciems” combine, dispatcher-engineer, chief engineer at the “Staiceles” factory of the “Latbumprom” enterprise under the Council of People's Commissars of the Latvian SSR. In 1948 – engineer of the production-technical department at the “Latkoopsoyuz” enterprise under the disabled persons' cooperative of the Latvian SSR. He subsequently held engineering posts at Latvian enterprises. From 1973 – old-age pensioner. Disability group 2 due to his state of health. His marriage to Shenkman (Zak, Kaplan) Lyuba (1921, Tartu) produced a son, Shenkman Mark (1955, Riga). Sh.'s mother perished in the Holocaust. In 1982 Sh. received permission to emigrate to Israel.

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Shenkman (Zak, Kaplan) Lyuba (1921, Tartu) – wife
Shenkman Mark (1955, Riga) – son
Shenkman Shliom (1888, Glubokoye, Belarus – 1941, Riga) – father
Shenkman (Tsirinskaya) Maria (1889, Liepāja – 1919, Daugavpils) – mother
Shenkman Isaak (1919, Daugavpils) – brother