יצחק מאור, קיבוץ אשדות יעקב איחוד – Yitzhak Maor, Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov Ihud

Yitzhak Maor Ben Hadassah and Menachem-Mendel Myerson
'Born: 3 Tammuz 1906 – 30.06.1900
Died: 29 Tammuz 5753 – 18.07.1993
Immigrated to Israel: 20 Sivan 1935 – 28.07.1935
Yitzhak, son of a Chabad rabbi in the city of Libau, Latvia.
Isaac was forced to drop out of school during World War I to help support his parents. During the Latvian War of Independence, he enlisted in the Latvian army. After being wounded he was released, completed his matriculation studies and even graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Riga.

He married Judith (Gram) Haruzi. After working hours in the Latvian health insurance fund, he volunteered in the "youth portfolio" of the Zionist-Socialist movement there.

The fascist revolution in Latvia forced him to hurry and cross the borders of his homeland, to save his wife and two children.

He came to Ashdot Yaakov and worked in the banana industry and construction. He taught and educated the members of the immigrant youth societies and the high school. He served as the kibbutz's secretary. He coordinated the "social committee" of the "union".

He completed his studies in the field of philosophy (PhD) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Researched and wrote books on Zionism in Russia. His extensive knowledge gave him an important status among the kibbutz members, who often consulted him as he was the "elder of the community."

He was 93 years old at the time of his death and is seven days and years old.

Source: Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov Ihud memorial site