| Plot Location | 2H15 |
| Surname | Topas |
| Given Name(s) | Lubov (Luba) |
| Place of Birth | Irkutsk, Russia |
| Date of Birth (Eng) | November 6, 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 Abramov Topas |
| Father’s Name | Lev Levinson |
| Mother’s Name | Rivka Flyukova |
| 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: Assia (Chasya) Topas (b. July 23, 1917; d. February 4, 1922, Harbin), Eugenie “Genny” Topas Bloch (b. April 8, 1923, Harbin; d. August 2, 2006, Tel Aviv) and Laura Topas Popper (b. December 22, 1931, Shanghai; d. February 7, 2009, Houston, TX). Genny had two children, Monica Bloch and Linda-Renée Bloch-Wust. Their father is George Bloch (2H24). Laura had two daughters and a son, including Lucy Popper Edwards (b. June 19, 1959, NY; d. December 19, 2016, Houston). |
| 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 |
| Inscription (Other) | |
| Historical | One of the first women to graduate from University of Warsaw with a degree in dentistry. Boris (b. February 29, 1892, Stretinsk, Siberia; d. October 28, 1962, Yokohama, Japan) was the president of the Shanghai Russian Ashkenazi Jewish Community for over 20 years, for which he was brutally tortured by the Japanese in the Bridge House Prison for ten months. This is documented in the Hong Kong War Crimes Tribunal where guards and the head of the prison in Shanghai were tried. He is buried in the Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery. The Jewish community of Japan asked to note on his headstone “He gave his life for his people”. |
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