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Tankelovich Menakhem (1887)

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SurnameTankelovich
NameMenakhem
Birth year1887
Birth month1
Birth day31
Birth placeSheinberg
SexM

Tankelovich (Tankelowitsch) Menakhem (Menachem) (31 January 1887, Sheinberg) — public figure.

In 1919, during the War of Independence, Menakhem Tankelovich volunteered and was awarded the Order of Liberation.

In 1925, he was delegated by the Latvian Department of Taxes as an assessor to the Supreme Commission on Revenues and Taxes, where he worked as the only Jewish representative. During this time, he had to defend the interests of Jews on numerous occasions.

He was a member of the board of the Merchants’ Union.