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women came to study from all over the USSR. The main mission was to bring the hearing and/or speech-impaired up to par in literacy and professional capacity and enable them to stand on their own two feet in social and professional circles. These young people received quality education as illustrators, accountants, organizers of cultural and educational events, sign language interpreters, radio-electronic equipment specialists, bookbinders, type-setters, printers, etc. The
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Iosif had two children: his son Cyril also became a sign-language specialist and the director of a cultural center for the deaf in Russia, while his daughter
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Per Iosif's initiative, a specialized school (#92) of secondary education with in-person and distance learning systems was opened in the 1950s for the working young men and women of
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after getting married and then served in World War II and was a highly awarded officer. The ambiance and atmosphere at Iosif's home inspired his future professional path. His family held gatherings for the deaf community of Saint
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his first publication, a primer book for the deaf. This event launched Iosif's active and profound research into the particularities of the
Russian Sign Language. Iosif outlined his findings in his prolific research publications, which included his 1956 manual titled
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and part of the expert committee evolving
Gestuno, the original international sign language, which is now more commonly known as ISL (International Sign Language). Mr. Geilman was a member of the WFD committee on social rehabilitation of the deaf for many years.
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broke out, Pavel Saveliev, the first chairman of the All-Russian Society of the Deaf, asked Iosif to serve as a guide and interpreter for a group of 300 deaf children embarking on a boat tour on the
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Geilman I.F. Studying Gestuno: A Manual / I.F. Geilman // Polytechnic school of the Leningrad Rehabilitation Center of VOG (All-Russian Society of the Deaf). — Leningrad: LRC VOG, 1982. — 93 p.
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Geilman I.F. Dactylology: A Textbook / I.F. Geilman. — Polytechnic school of the Leningrad Rehabilitation Center of VOG (All-Russian Society of the Deaf). — Leningrad: LRC VOG, 1981. — 86 p.
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Opening a memorial plaque in the Interregional Rehabilitation Center - in honor of Iosif Florianovich Geilman // Nash Pavlovsk: newspaper. — 2017. — April 26th (№ № 6 (65)). — p. 8
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The memorial plaque dedicated to Iosif Florianovich Geilman on April 6th, 2017 at the Regional Center of the Hearing Impaired (formerly, the Leningrad Rehabilitation Center).
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Geilman I.F. Sign Language – Your Friend: Dictionary, Exercises, Phrasebook / I.F. Geilman. — Saint Petersburg.: Leningrad Mixed Partnership (LIO) "Redaktor", 2002. — 176 p.
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and the author of multiple publications used to this day. Also, he was the founder and first director of the first All-Russian Educational Center for the Deaf known as
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Geilman I.F.The Fingerspelling Alphabet and Signs of the Deaf-Mute / I.F. Geilman. — Moscow: KOIZ (All-Russian Collaborative United Publishing House), 1957. — 596 p.
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and the 1st Technical School for the deaf in the world. The two colleagues and advocates for the deaf met again later when Iosif retired and emigrated to the U.S.
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Educational and Behavioral Aspects of Working with Deaf Students in Their Professional Training,. A Collection of articles. / . — Leningrad, 1974. — 65 p.
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on March 3, 1923. His ancestors emigrated to Russia from Germany and one of them was a Fire Chief in the city of
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