Veinberg (Weinberg) Adolf David (1908–1985)*

Adolf Veinberg was born on 4 June 1908 in Odessa, into the family of a bank employee. His father’s name was Markus, and his mother’s name was Vite Reyzel (née Rabinovich). From 1917 he lived in Kharkiv.

In 1921, Adolf Veinberg arrived in Riga. From 1922, he lived in Daugavpils. After graduating from the Daugavpils City Jewish Secondary School in 1926, he began studying law at the University of Latvia, graduating in 1930. During the 1930s, he was active in the Zionist organisation Histadrut HaTzionit. From 14 January 1931, he served as an assistant to the sworn advocate D. Elyashev in Riga. In 1931–32, he completed mandatory military service in the Latvian Army, serving in the 5th Cēsis Infantry Regiment. On 21 December 1938, he became a sworn advocate in Daugavpils; from 26 May 1939, in Skrīveri; from July, also in Jaunjelgava; and from 24 January 1940, in Riga.

During the Soviet occupation, on 24 February 1941, Adolf Veinberg was removed from the Bar Association and worked as a legal adviser for the Railway Directorate and the Central Council of Trade Unions of the Latvian SSR. In the summer of 1941, he was evacuated to Russia. In 1941–42, he served in the Red Army. From 1943 to 1949, he worked in the trade union administration of the Latvian SSR and the USSR. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1945. From 1949, he was a research fellow at the Institute of Economics of the Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR. From 1953, he worked at the Council of National Economy of the Latvian SSR as Deputy Head of the Planning and Wages Department. From 1964, he headed the Department of Production Management and Scientific Organisation of Labour at the Riga Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and from 1969, also headed the laboratory for key issues in the psychophysiology of the scientific organisation of labour. In 1967, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Economic Sciences and, from 1968, was appointed professor.

Adolf Veinberg died on 18 February 1985 and was buried at the New Jewish Cemetery in Riga.

In 1936, he married Sofia Sheinker (born 10 March 1915), who was still living in Riga in 2007. Their daughters are Helena (born 7 December 1937) and Maria (born 9 July 1947); their son Grigory (born 17 July 1941) holds the degree Dr. habil. chem.

Philister of the Jewish student corporation Hehaver.

Работы:

Ļaunprātīgs bankrots Sodu likumu 558., 559. un 560. p. – Рига, 1936.

Sievas tiesība prasīt, laulībai pastāvot, no vīra uzturu (civillik. 9. p. 1. d. Un jaunā civillik. 95. p.). – Рига, 1937.

Strādnieku šķiras grimšana nabadzībā buržuāziskajā Latvijā. – Рига, 1950.

Proletariāta grimšana nabadzībā buržuāziskajā Latvijā. – Рига, 1959.

Обнищение пролетариата в буржуазной Латвии. – Рига, 1961.

Влияние технического прогресса на характер труда. – Москва, 1964.

Darba zinātniskās organizācijas sociālie pamati. – Рига, 1968.

Совершенствование социальных условий труда. Конспект лекций. – Рига, 1968.

Улучшение условий труда на промышленных предприятиях. – Москва, 1973.

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