Full name
Rachel Borissovna RivkinaWhere and when were you born?
Khotimsk shtetl (today Belarus), 12thDecember 1925Where else did you live?
Gomel (today Belarus), Tashkent (today Uzbekistan), LeningradYour educational level?
Gomel Pedagogical CollegeWhat sort of work do/did you do?
Office clerk, engineer-economistWhat was the level of religiosity in your parent´s home? How were you raised?
My family observed the kashrut, celebrated Jewish holidays, and observed Sabbath.What is your mother tongue?
RussianHow many languages do you speak?
Russian, YiddishWhere were you during the Holocaust?
In evacuation in Sredniy Karachan, Gribanovka village of Voronezh region, and Tashkent (today Uzbekistan)Siblings
Their names
Zussya BorukhovichIsaac Borukhovich
Semen Borukhovich
Mendel Borukhovich (Russian name: Borissovich)
Haim Borukhovich
Samuil Borukhovich
Where and when were they born?
Zussya: Khotimsk (today Belarus), 1912Isaac: Khotimsk, 1913
Semen: Khotimsk, 1914
Mendel: Khotimsk, 1917
Haim: Khotimsk, 1920
Samuil: Khotimsk, 1924
What is their mother tongue?
RussianTheir educational level?
Zussya: No informationIsaac: Flying school
Semen: TechnicalCollege
Mendel: Moscow Machine and InstrumentalCollege
Haim: Technical school for workers
Samuil: TashkentAviationCollege
Their occupations?
Zussya: manager at a soup-kitchenIsaac: director of a factory
Semen: chief engineer
Samuil: chief engineer
Mendel: Soviet Army captain
Haim: workmaster
Where do/did they live?
Zussya: Gomel (today Belarus)Isaac: Gomel
Semen: Gomel
Mendel: Gomel
Haim: Gomel
Samuil: Gomel
Where else did they live?
Zussya: MoscowIsaac: Miami (USA)
Samuil: Tashkent (today Uzbekistan), Moscow
Do they have children?
Zussya: 2 sonsIsaac: a daughter
Semen: 2 daughters and a son
Mendel: none
Haim: none
Samuil: a daughter
Where and when did they die?
Zussya: perished near Rzhev, 1942Isaac: Miami (USA), 1998
Semen: Gomel, 1969
Mendel: perished near Vyborg, 1944
Haim: Gomel, 1986
Samuil: Moscow, 1998
Spouse
Name?
Isaac Samoilovich Ryvkin(Russian name: Sasha)Where and when was he/she born?
Klimovichi shtetl (today Belarus), December 1918Where else did he live?
Moscow, LeningradIs he/she Jewish?
YesWhat is his/her mother tongue?
YiddishHis/her educational level?
MoscowElectrotechnicalCollegeOccupation?
Professional soldier,workshop managerWhere and when did he/she die?
Leningrad, 1990Children
Their names?
Mark Isaacovich RyvkinWere they raised Jewish/do they identify themselves as Jews?
He identifies himself as a Jew.Where and when were they born?
Leningrad, 24thNovember 1950Where else did they live?
Gomel (today Belarus)Their educational level?
LeningradCollege of TelecommunicationTheir occupations?
EngineerHow many grandchildren do you have?
One granddaughter: Ira, born in 1990His name?
Boruch-Afroim Rivkin (Russian name: Borukh Nakhmanovich)Where and when was he was born?
Khotimsk (today Belarus), 1887Where else did he live?
Gomel (today Belarus), Tashkent (today Uzbekistan)Where and when did he die?
Gomel, 1957What sort of education did he have?
ChederWhat sort of work did he do?
Workshop owner, warehouse manager, door-keeper, supplierWhat was his level of religiosity?
He prayed, celebrated Jewish holidays and Sabbath, and visited the synagogue.What was his mother tongue?
YiddishArmy service: Which army and what years?
-Tell me about his brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)
Name / Place and date of birth/death / Occupation / Biographical data and origins of spouse / Biographical data of children / Describe how religious they wereMoses Rivkin (m) / ? - Khotimsk, during Holocaust / No information / No information / No information / No information
Zalman Rivkin (m) / ? - USA, ? / No information / No information / No information / No information
Shmuel Rivkin (m) / ? - Klimovichi, during Holocaust / No information / No information / No information / No information
Iosif Rivkin (m) / ? - Israel, ? / No information / No information / No information / No information
Meir Rivkin (m) / ? - Israel, 1994 / No information / No information / No information / No information
Alta ? (nee Rivkina) / ? - Tashkent, early 1980s / No information / Eysof ?
(no further information) / No information / No information
Where was he during the Holocaust?
In evacuation in Sredniy Karachan, Gribanovka village,andTashkent (today Uzbekistan)Your father’s father name?
Nachman-Ishe RivkinWhere and when was he born?
No informationWhere else did he live?
No informationWhere and when did he die?
Gomel (today Belarus), 1933What sort of education did he have?
ChederWhat sort of work did he do?
Ironware repairWhat was his level of religiosity?
No informationWhat was his mother tongue?
YiddishArmy service: Which army and what years?
No informationTell me about his brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)
No informationWhere was he during the Holocaust?
Died beforeYour father’s mother’s name?
Rishe-Rokhl Rivkina (nee ?)Where and when was she born?
No informationWhere else did she live?
No informationWhere and when did she die?
Khotimsk of Mogilev region (today Belarus), 1920What sort of education did she have?
No informationWhat sort of work did she do?
No informationWhat was her level of religiosity?
No informationWhat was her mother tongue?
YiddishTell me about her brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)
No informationWhere was she during the Holocaust?
Died beforeHer name?
Mira Yakovlevna Rivkina (nee Slutsker)Where and when was she was born?
Khotimsk shtetl (today Belarus), 1888Where else did she live?
Gomel (today Belarus), Tashkent (today Uzbekistan)Where and when did she die?
Gomel, 1973What sort of education did she have?
ChederWhat sort of work did she do?
HousewifeWhat was her level of religiosity?
She observed the kashrut, celebrated Sabbath and Jewish holidays.What was her mother tongue?
YiddishTell me about her brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)
Name / Place and date of birth/death / Occupation / Biographical data and origins of spouse / Biographical data of children / Describe how religious they wereMussya Yakovlevna Slutsker / ?, 1905 - ?, 1981 / Workshop manager / None / None / No information
Gheisha ?
(nee Slutsker) / ? - Novozybkov, ? / No information / No information / No information / No information
Where was she during the Holocaust?
In evacuation in Sredniy Karachan, Gribanovka village of Voronezh region, and Tashkent (today Uzbekistan)Your mother’s father´s name?
Yankel-BentsSlutskerWhere and when was he born?
No informationWhere else did he live?
Khotimsk shtetl (today Belarus)Where and when did he die?
Khotimsk shtetl, 1926What sort of education did he have?
ChederWhat sort of work did he do?
Bast providerWhat was his level of religiosity?
No informationWhat was his mother tongue?
YiddishArmy service: Which army and what years?
No informationTell me about his brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)
No informationWhere was he during the Holocaust?
Died beforeYour mother’s mother’s name?
Sosha Slutsker (nee ?)Where and when was she born?
No informationWhere else did she live?
Khotimsk Shtetl (today Belarus)Where and when did she die?
Khotimsk shtetl, 1909What sort of education did she have?
No informationWhat sort of work did she do?
No informationWhat was her level of religiosity?
She observed the kashrut, celebrated Sabbath and Jewish holidays. She wore a wig.What was her mother tongue?
YiddishTell me about her brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)
No informationWhere was she during the Holocaust?
Died before1