Heinrich Gutkin
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Heinrich Gutkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 June 1879 |
| Died | 11 October 1941 |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Occupation(s) | trader, Estonian National Assembly member |
Heinrich Gutkin (13 June 1879, in Tallinn – 11 October 1941, in Sverdlovsk Oblast)[1] was a trader and the Estonian National Assembly member.
Heinrich Gutkin was a chairman of the Jewish Union Bank in Tallinn, a clothing store owner and a founding member of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1925 to 1937. He also a chairman of the Jewish Cultural Self-Administration Office. On February 3, 1937 he was appointed to the and served as a representative of the Upper Chamber of the National Parliament.[2] It was the first time that a Jew was appointed to the upper house.[3]
Gutkin was arrested by Soviet security services on 14 June 1941, his property confiscated[4] and was deported to a prison camp in the Soviet Union, where he subsequently died.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Community_before_1940 - Eesti Juutide Arhiiv". muuseum.jewish.ee. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ American Hebrew and Jewish messenger. American Hebrew. 1 January 1937. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Jew Named to Estonia's Upper House for First Time". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 3 February 1937. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Hiio, Toomas (2006). Estonia, 1940–1945: Reports of the Estonian International Commission for the Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity. Estonian Foundation for the Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity. p. 170. ISBN 9789949130405.
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