Liubov, also Liuba Usdin was my third cousin once removed. Liubov Usdin, born on July 2 of 1916 in Vishki to Israel-David,born in 1881 and Raya-Merka,born in 1896.

 

Since 1935 she lived in Riga at Gogola Street 8/10, apt. 20, since December of 1937 – at Lacplesa Street 56, apt. 28 together with the family of brother Schliom Usdin. 

On January 18 of 1940 in Riga she married to David Gild, born on January 12 of 1909 in Dvinsk.

David Gild's parents were Bentzion born to Abram- Zelig Gild in 1880 and Tauba- Zisla, born to Morduch Fain( Fein) in 1881, both in Lithuania. David had 3 brothers and 3 sisters:

• Jakob, born on July 11, 1905 in Dvinsk.
• Jerakhmiel, killed between 1942 and 1943.

           Jerakhmiel Gild

• Jossel.

• Mary,  born January 1914 in Dvinsk. She died on July 29, 1974 in Israel.

• Sarah- Lia, who died in Israel in 1969

                 Sarah Gild

• Gita

Liuba and David Gild's  last known address – Riga, Gogola Street 8/10, apt. 20.

David Gild was a watch- maker. (May be he was apprentice at my GGfather, who was a watch- maker in Vishki...)

David was struck off the house register on April 25 of 1941 as moved to Liepaja. Lubov was struck off the house register on October 27 of 1941, not stated where, obviously to ghetto.

Liuba was killed in 1941 at the age of 25.

Her mother was Haja- Merka,born on March 15 of 1887 in Vishki . She was a daughter of Itzik Golansky (Golandsky) and his wife Hana.

Haya-Merka Usdin,Liuba 's mother, was killed in 1941 at the age of 57. 

Liuba Usdin' s passport