Vladimir Petrovich (Yitzhak) Mitin is a Jewish public and religious figure in Riga (the last decade of the twentieth century).
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| Birth name | Vladimir |
| Date of Birth | April 10, 1945 |
| Place of Birth | the USSR |
| Date of death | July 23, 2000 (55 years old) |
| Place of death | Riga, Republic of Latvia |
| Citizenship | Israel |
| Father | Peter |
| Mother | Zinaida |
Born April 10, 1945 in a Russian family. His mother Zinaida hails from the Arkhangelsk region. Father was a KGB officer who was sent to Latvia to fight the anti-Soviet Latvian partisan movement.
Vladimir grew up in Riga, graduated from high school, clashed with his father on ideological grounds and began to participate in the dissident movement, later he joined the Zionist group in Riga. In 1987, he emigrated with his family (wife and two daughters) to Israel on an Israeli visa, which was issued by Mitin due to the fact that his wife, paternal Vladimir Zhann, has Jewish ancestors.
A giyur took place in Israel, received the Hebrew name Yitzchak and became a student of the Russian-speaking yeshiva “Shvut Ami” in Jerusalem. Giyur also passed his wife and daughters. In 1989, Yitzhak Mitin returned to Riga as a Jewish religious emissary. Soon after his return to Riga, he opened a beit midrash - an educational institution for the study of Torah. Mitin introduced many young Riga Jews to Judaism, and thanks to his efforts more than 20 Riga Jews completely changed their lifestyle and became orthodox-religious.
Yitzhak Mitin died on July 23, 2000 in Riga. He was buried in Jerusalem at the Ar HaMenuhot cemetery.
Literature
- Asaf Bar-Shalom. " Memories of green ." Israel, Am Levadad Publishing House, 2018.
- Zvi Kaplan. Prince “Inverted Letters”, Ch. 7, 8.
- N. Purer. “Fallen to the death of the righteous” // Newsletter of the Bnei Torah Association of immigrants from the CIS, No. 2 (in Russian).
- IN MEMORIAM YITZHAK MITTIN // “Shvut Ami”, Vol. 16 No. 1, September 2000, Rosh Hashana 5761 (in English).
- M. Toker. The head of the yeshiva stood and cooked for the disciples ... // Hadashhot Mishpaha magazine, 3.8.2000 (in Hebrew).
- Esther Weil. ““ Refuser ”in the house of the KGB Colonel” // Byte Neeman magazine, No. 672 (26 Sivan 5762), pp. 12-17 (in Hebrew).
- Gila Katz. “The son of the KGB colonel fell on the Talmud’s sheet” // Hashawah magazine, ned. ch. “Dvarim”, 5760, pp. 12-16 (in Hebrew).
- M. Hebroni. “Mother of Yeshiva” // The Byte Neeman Magazine, 20 adara 5761, pp. 12-15, 30 (in Hebrew).