Sheptinski Rivka (1918-1969)
| Personal data |
| Surname | Sheptinski |
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| Name | Rivka |
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| Birth year | 1918 |
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| Birth place | Latvia |
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| Death year | 1969 |
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| Sex | F |
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Sheptinski (Kofman) Rivka (Riva) (1918, Latvia ― 1969) ― Prisoner of Zion.
From her youth she became an activist of the “Beitar” movement and a Zionist public figure.
In 1940 she was arrested together with her family, and in 1941 was exiled to Frunze (Kirghiz SSR).
In 1945 she was arrested for attempting to cross the state border and sentenced to 10 years in a labour camp. She was released in 1955 and remained in exile for a further 2 years.
She emigrated to Israel in 1957.
http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/soviet_jews_exodus/POZ_s/POZ-40-1.shtm//
