Shvalbe Marianna Mordukhovna (2.02.1915, Rēzekne) — nurse. She completed basic school in Ludza. In 1934 she completed the Latvian State Gymnasium in Balvi. In 1934—37 — worker at the “Laima” factory in Riga. In 1939 she completed nursing school at the Riga “Bikur Cholim” hospital, and until 1941 — nurse at the hospital. In 1941 Sh. was evacuated to the Soviet interior. In 1941 she volunteered for the Soviet Army. Until 1946 — military medical assistant (feldsher) in the Latvian 43rd Division. In 1946—49 — medical assistant at prisoner-of-war camps in Olaine. In 1949—71 — assistant epidemiologist at the Riga Sanitary-Epidemiological Station. From 1971 — nurse at Riga's 1st Children's Polyclinic. Member of the CPSU in 1942—66. She was awarded the Order of the Red Star and the medals “For Combat Merit,” “For the Defense of Moscow,” “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941—45,” “30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy,” and “20 Years of the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941—45.” In her marriage to Filippov Ivan (1918, Velikiye Luki — 1971, Riga) (dissolved in 1966), son Filippov Vladimir (1948, Riga) was born. In the Holocaust Sh.'s parents, Shvalbe Mordukh (1885(?) — 1941, Balvi) and Shvalbe Khava (1886(?) — 1942, Balvi), her sister, Shvalbe Tsilya (1910, Rēzekne — 1943, Riga), and her brothers, Shvalbe Moisey (1920, Ludza — 1942, Riga) and Shvalbe Vulf (1922, Ludza — 1941, Riga), perished. Sh.'s brother and sisters, Shvalbe Efraim (1911, Rēzekne — 1942, Israel), Manoakh (née Shvalbe) Rakhil (1912, Rēzekne), and Levi (née Shvalbe) Khana (1914, Rēzekne), emigrated to Palestine in the prewar years. In 1966 Sh. filed her first petition to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her sisters. Sh.'s petition was granted only in 1973.

A. Norman

Filippov Ivan (1918, Velikiye Luki — 1971, Riga) — husband
Filippov Vladimir (1948, Riga) — son
Shvalbe Mordukh (1885(?) — 1941, Balvi) — father
Shvalbe Khava (1886(?) — 1942, Balvi) — mother
Shvalbe Tsilya (1910, Rēzekne — 1943, Riga) — sister
Shvalbe Efraim (1911, Rēzekne — 1942, Israel) — brother
Manoakh (née Shvalbe) Rakhil (1912, Rēzekne) — sister
Levi (née Shvalbe) Khana (1914, Rēzekne) — sister
Shvalbe Moisey (1920, Ludza — 1942, Riga) — brother
Shvalbe Vulf (1922, Ludza — 1941, Riga) — brother