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They were men of the people (amcho), craftsmen by trade. They had little
education, but they had great Jewish hearts. They helped their unfortunate
brothers whenever they could, took care of the women and little children,
risked their lives and brought people food which they distributed for free. One
of them worked in the slaughterhouse, where he got a little milk from the cows
before they were slaughtered so that he could bring it to our small children in
the ghetto.
Bubi Kramer, a doctor's son, who had himself studied medicine in Switzerland,
was a leading figure of the underground movement. Being a work crew
leader of the SSP (sanitation collection point) commando, he was the one who
organized the systematic acquisition of medicine. Later on his commando was
quartered in the prison of the old citadel through his efforts. Here he organized
the necessary medicine for the underground movement and went back to the
ghetto himself to support it.
Owsej Okun, who is already familiar to the reader, was born in Daugavpils
and was part-owner of the Zweier and Frischer textile company.
Ilia Lat, well-known in Riga as a teacher in the Hebrew school, later worked
in the Technical Authority of the ghetto.
We will always cherish their memory and that of all the others who died.
Some of their names are:
Amikuschanski Lat, Ilia
Becker Liebermann
Berlin, Meier Lewi, H.
Botwinkin Lewi, Israel
Zuckermann Lewin, Nochum
Dannemann Moisesch (teacher)
Eljaschewitsch Okun, Owsej
Firk Orelowitz, Scholem
Fischelsohn, A. Ospowat
Fischelsohn, Ch. Pitel, Rafail
Freidberg, Boris Polonski, Hirsch
Ginsburg, Boris, Dr. Pommeranz brothers
Gor, Hirsch Raizin, Asia
Sagawalow
Gordin, Monia Stein, Israel
Harrik Steinbock, Sascha
Jozin, Hirsch Wassermann