Heinrich Gutkin Explained

Heinrich Gutkin
Birth Date:13 June 1879
Birth Place:Tallinn, Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Death Date:11 October 1941
Death Place:Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality:Estonian
Occupation: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.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Community_before_1940 - Eesti Juutide Arhiiv. 2020-10-01. muuseum.jewish.ee.
  2. Book: American Hebrew and Jewish messenger. 1 August 2012. 1 January 1937. American Hebrew.
  3. Web site: 1937-02-03. Jew Named to Estonia's Upper House for First Time. 2020-10-01. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. en-US.
  4. Book: Hiio, Toomas. Estonia, 1940–1945: Reports of the Estonian International Commission for the Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity. 2006. Estonian Foundation for the Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity. 9789949130405. 170.
  5. Web site: Heinrich Gutkin, Date of Birth, Date of Death. 2020-10-01. www.bornglorious.com.