Vapne (Wapne) Meyer Khonovich (born 13 November 1921, Līvāni, Latvia) – mechanical engineer.
Meyer Vapne was born into the family of Khona Abovich Vapne (b. 1895 – killed by the Nazis in 1941, Līvāni) and Bluma Meyerovna Vapne (b. 1899 – killed by the Nazis in 1941, Līvāni).
He completed Līvāni Primary School (1929–1936), followed by the Dvinsk Vocational School (1937–1939). After moving to Riga, he worked as a mechanic at the Sarkana Tekstilniece factory (1940–1941). In 1941, he was evacuated to Stalinabad (now Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan). From 1942 to 1947, he served in the Soviet Army.
Upon returning to Riga, he worked as a mechanic in the Baltika artel (1947–1948), then as an electromechanic in the Elektra artel (1948–1955). He later worked as a mechanic at the Darbs artel (1955–1956), the Metallobytremont factory (1956–1963), and at the footwear and leather goods manufacturing complex (1963–1965). From 1965 to 1972, he worked as a mechanic-adjuster at the DOSAAF industrial complex.
From his marriage to Sheva Yakovlevna Vapne (née Latvinskaya) (b. 1928, Riga), he had two children: Khona Meyerovich Vapne (b. 1949, Riga) and Bella Meyerovna Vapne (b. 1958, Riga). The marriage was dissolved in 1969.
His second marriage to Evelina Abramovna Valdshtein (b. 1929, Riga) was childless.
In 1972, , Meyer Vapne was granted permission to emigrate to Israel, where his brother Semen Khonovich Vapne (b. 1918, Līvāni) had been living since 1938.
Family members:
– Khona Abovich Vapne (1895–1941) – father
– Bluma Meyerovna Vapne (1899–1941) – mother
– Debora Khonovna Vapne (b. 1920 – killed by the Nazis in 1941, Līvāni) – sister
– Sonya Khonovna Vapne (b. 1923 – killed by the Nazis in 1941, Līvāni) – sister
– Mikhla Khonovna Vapne (b. 1926 – killed by the Nazis in 1941, Līvāni) – sister
– Esther Khonovna Vapne (b. 1926 – killed by the Nazis in 1941, Līvāni) – sister
– Minna Khonovna Vapne (b. 1935 – killed by the Nazis in 1941, Līvāni) – sister
– Semen Khonovich Vapne (b. 1918, Līvāni) – brother
– Sheva Yakovlevna Vapne (née Latvinskaya) (b. 1928) – first wife
– Khona Meyerovich Vapne (b. 1949) – son from first marriage
– Bella Meyerovna Vapne (b. 1958) – daughter from first marriage
– Evelina Abramovna Valdshtein (b. 1929) – second wife