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Shvarts Mikhail Semyonovich (1948)

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SurnameShvarts
NameMikhail
PatronymSemyonovich
Birth year1948
Birth month6
Birth day3
Birth placeRiga
SexM

Shvarts Mikhail Semyonovich (3.06.1948, Riga) — fitter, dancer. Son of Shvarts (née Fisherman) Ester (1928, Riga) and Shvarts Semyon (1925, Riga). In 1965 he completed Riga 7th Vocational-Technical School. In 1965—67 — fitter at the VEF plant. In 1967 — loader at the “Rīgas Adītājs” and “Centība” factories. In 1967—69 he served in the ranks of the Soviet Army. In 1970 — fitter at the VEF plant. In 1970—71 — fitter at the “Baltstroy” installation administration and the Riga radio network. In 1971—72 — loader-forwarding agent at Latpotrebsoyuz. In 1972—75 — dancer: at the “Teatralny” restaurant in Kislovodsk, at the “Elbrus” restaurant in Nalchik, and at the “Topol” restaurant in Pyatigorsk. In 1975 — ballet soloist in Ordzhonikidze. In 1975—76 — ballet soloist at the “Chegem” hotel near Elbrus (Kabardian ASSR). In 1976 — fitter at Riga SU-1. From 1976 — fitter at the mechanization and automation bureau of the TsPK.
In 1977 Sh. received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his father's sister, Kaplan (née Shvarts) Anna (1910, Paris).

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Shvarts (née Fisherman) Ester (1928, Riga) — mother
Shvarts Semyon (1925, Riga) — father
Kaplan (née Shvarts) Anna (1910, Paris) — father's sister