Rubin Teitelbaum
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Rubin Teitelbaum | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 January 1907 |
| Died | 4 September 1941 (aged 34) |
| Occupation | Weightlifter |
Rubin Teitelbaum (17 January 1907 – 4 September 1941) was an Estonian-Jewish weightlifter.[1]
He was born in Tapa. His younger sister was a track and field athlete, basketball and volleyball player Sara Teitelbaum.[1]
He started his weightlifting exercising in 1925 at the gymnastics association "Sport". He was a member of Estonian national weightlifting team.[1] He was a 7-times Estonian champion.
He was killed in Tallinn in 1941 following the German occupation of Estonia during World War II during the Holocaust in Estonia.[1]
