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Wasserman Maia Kalmanovna (1938)

Personal data
SurnameWasserman
NameMaia
PatronymKalmanovna
Birth year1938
Birth placeGorky
SexF

Wasserman (Wassermann, Vasserman) (Rudnitskaya) Maia (Maja) Kalmanovna (1938, Gorky) — factory worker.

Maia Wasserman was the daughter of Kalman Rudnitsky (1904, Daugavpils – 1943, Irkutsk region) and Edel Rudnitskaya (Hecht) (1905, Daugavpils). In 1952, she completed 7 years of education at Riga Secondary School No. 20. From 1956 to 1966, she worked in the factories Spars and Erglis. From 1966 to 1968, she was employed at the production plant of the Republican Committee of DOSAAF.

She married David Wasserman (1939, Riga), with whom she had two children: Minna Wasserman (1962, Riga) and Vulf Wasserman (1968, Riga). Her brother, Ber Rudnitsky (1934, Daugavpils), lived and worked in Riga during the 1960s. In 1969, Maia received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her husband’s mother, Khaya-Bluma Bernshtam (Simson, Wasserman) (1912, Ventspils).

David Wasserman (1939, Riga) — husband
Minna Wasserman (1962, Riga) — daughter
Vulf Wasserman (1968, Riga) — son
Kalman Rudnitsky (1904, Daugavpils – 1943, Irkutsk region) — father
Edel Rudnitskaya (Hecht) (1905, Daugavpils) — mother
Ber Rudnitsky (1934, Daugavpils) — brother
Khaya-Bluma Bernshtam (Simson, Wasserman) (1912, Ventspils) — mother-in-law