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| Plot Location | 2H15 |
| Surname | Topas |
| Given Name(s) | Lubov (Luba) |
| Place of Birth | Irkutsk, Russia |
| Date of Birth (Eng) | November 8, 1893 |
| Date of Birth (Heb) | |
| Date of Death (Eng) | February 14, 1967 |
| Date of Death (Heb) | 4 Shevat 5727 |
| Age at Death | 73 |
| Hebrew Name | לובוב |
| Spouse’s Name | Boris Topas |
| Father’s Name | Lev Levinson |
| Mother’s Name | Rivka Levinson |
| Other Surnames | |
| Sex | F |
| Marital Status | W |
| Maiden Name | Levinson |
| Title (e.g., Dr) | |
| Religious Status (כ/ל/י) | |
| Cause of Death | Lung cancer |
| Other Family Data | Daughters: Laura Topas Popper (born in Shanghai on December 22, 1931; died in Houston on February 5, 2009). and Jenny/Genia Topas Bloch. Laura had a daughter, Lucy Popper Edwards (born in NYC on June 19, 1959; died of cancer in Houston on December 19, 2006) and a step-daughter, Sarah Edwards. Jenny had two children, Monica Bloch and Linda-Renée Bloch. Linda-Renée is a lecturer at Tel Aviv University. |
| Inscription (Eng) | IN LOVING MEMORY OF LUBOV TOPAS BORN 6TH NOV. 1893 IN IRKUTSK RUSSIA DIED 14TH FEB. 1967 IN HONG KONG ERECTED BY HER BELOVED CHILDREN MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE |
| Inscription (Heb) | לזכר נשמתה של לובוב טופז זל בגן עדן תהא מנוחתה שהלכה לעולמה ב״ד בשבט בשנת התשכ״ז לפ״ק והיו ימיה שבעים ושלוש שנים תנצב״ה |
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| Historical | One of the first women to graduate from University of Warsaw with a degree in dentistry.
Boris was the president of the Shanghai Russian Ashkenazi Jewish Community during the Japanese occupation of the city. He was arrested by the Japanese military police and sent to the Bridge House Prison for ten months where he was tortured. He died in 1962 and is buried in the foreign cemetery in Yokohama. |
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