Shetsen (Taits) Yekheved (Yokha) Berovna (23.10.1916, Riga) — milliner. Daughter of Taits Ber (1878, Lithuania — 1918, Riga) and Taits Faige (1872, Lithuania — 1954, Riga). In 1931 she completed 6 grades of primary school. In 1931—41 — milliner in the workshops of Ass, Schneider, Sverdlov, and at the firm “Gentleman” in Riga. In 1941 she was evacuated to Gorky Oblast and until 1942 was a worker at a sawmill in the village of Golyshi. In 1942—45 — worker at the “Shveinik” artel in Sverdlovsk Oblast. In 1945 Sh. was re-evacuated to Riga. Until 1947 — costing clerk at Riga canteen No. 15. In 1947—55 and in 1957—60 — milliner at the “Fantaziya” artel. In 1960—72 — milliner at the Riga Headwear and Knitwear Combine. From 1972 — pensioner. Her marriage to Shetsen Faive (1911, Jaunjelgava) produced a son, Shetsen Elias (1946, Riga). Sh.'s sister and brother, Taits Malka (1907, Riga — 1941, Riga) and Taits Ruben (1904, Riga — 1941, Riga), perished in the Holocaust. Sh.'s brother, Taits Meilakh (1898, Riga), left Latvia in 1922 and in the 1960s lived in Los Angeles. Sh.'s sister, Khartsenberg (Taits) Nadi (1900, Riga — 1968, Chicago), emigrated to the USA before the start of the Great Patriotic War. Sh.'s brother, Taits Samson (1902, Riga), emigrated to Palestine in the 1920s. Sh.'s brothers, Taits Khatskel (1913, Riga — 1978, Riga) and Taits Meisha (1911, Riga — 1930, Riga), died in Latvia.
In 1964 Sh. first applied to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her sister, Flor (Taits, Yurovitskaya) Elka (1909, Riga), who had left for Uruguay in 1930 and moved to Israel in 1970. Permission to leave was granted to Sh.'s family only in 1974.

A. Norman

Shetsen Faive (1911, Jaunjelgava) — husband
Shetsen Elias (1946, Riga) — son
Taits Ber (1878, Lithuania — 1918, Riga) — father
Taits Faige (1872, Lithuania — 1954, Riga) — mother
Taits Meilakh (1898, Riga) — brother
Khartsenberg (Taits) Nadi (1900, Riga — 1968, Chicago) — sister
Taits Samson (1902, Riga) — brother
Flor (Taits, Yurovitskaya) Elka (1909, Riga) — sister
Taits Khatskel (1913, Riga — 1978, Riga) — brother
Taits Malka (1907, Riga — 1941, Riga) — sister
Taits Ruben (1904, Riga — 1941, Riga) — brother
Taits Meisha (1911, Riga — 1930, Riga) — brother