Heinrich Gutkin

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
Born13 June 1879
Tallinn, Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Died11 October 1941
Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityEstonian
Occupation(s)trader, 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.[5][6]

References
  1. "Community_before_1940 - Eesti Juutide Arhiiv". muuseum.jewish.ee. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. American Hebrew and Jewish messenger. American Hebrew. 1 January 1937. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. "Jew Named to Estonia's Upper House for First Time". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 3 February 1937. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. "Heinrich Gutkin, Date of Birth, Date of Death". www.bornglorious.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. "Estonian people who died in Soviet detention - FamousFix.com list". m.famousfix.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.


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