Adolf Landsman

This is me; the picture was taken for the board of honor of the Great Patriotic War veterans of the institute, where I worked. To the left on the chest there are awards from top to bottom silver and bronze medals of the Exhibition of Economic Achievements, the Order of the Red Star, the Order of the Great Patriotic War of the first class, the Guards insignia, the Medal for the Liberation of Czechoslovakia. To the right there are medals devoted to defense and the liberation of different cities. The picture was taken in Moscow in 1975. In 1955 I was employed at a design institute of water supply systems, 'Giprovodkhoz.' There were many Jews there. First I worked as an engineer, and then I was a senior engineer. In 1973 I requested to be transferred to the All-union organization 'Soyuzvodoproyekt'. I worked there as the head of the group of designers of municipal water supply, then I became a 'chief expert' - that was my job title. My functions included the check of quality and control over all design projects carried out by our department. I designed electric equipment for hydraulic power stations, elaborated automation of technological processes in melioration and took part in the adjustment of our systems in melioration sites. I published seven articles of mine, and received five copyright certificates for inventions and I was awarded - two silver and one bronze - medals of the exhibition of the achievements in national economy. I retired in the year 1990.