Yulia Meltzer

Yudith "Yulia" Isaakovna Meltzer (Russian: Юдифь "Юлия" Исааковна Мельцер; Ukrainian: Юдіф "Юлія" Ісааківна Мельцер; Hebrew: יהודית "יוליה" איסקובנה מלצר; 1911–1968) was a Jewish Ukrainian ballerina.[1] She was the wife of Yakov Dzhugashvili, and the daughter-in-law of Joseph Stalin. She was the mother of Stalin's granddaughter, translator Galina Dzhugashvili.

Early life and marriage

Meltzer was from a Jewish family in Odesa. She was twice married when she met Dzhugashvili at a reception, who fought with her second husband, an NKVD officer called Nikolai Bessarab,[2] and arranged for her divorce. Bessarab was later arrested by the NKVD and executed. Dzhugashvili then became her third husband. Together they had one daughter, Galina (1938-2007).

Meltzer was reported imprisoned by Stalin between 1941 and 1943 after Yakov was imprisoned in a German concentration camp.[2] She died of cancer in 1968.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Юлия Джугашвили Мельцер". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Мельцер Юдифь Исааковна". hrono.ru. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Юлия Мельцер - биография, информация, личная жизнь, фото, видео". stuki-druki.com (in Russian). Retrieved 31 December 2019.


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