Berson Boris Moiseyevich (1944)

Berson (Bersohn) Boris Moiseyevich (25 August 1944, Yaroslavl) – technician-technologist.

Boris Berson was born to Moisey Berson (b. 1909 – missing in action in 1944) and Roza Osipovna Berson (née Bam, in her second marriage – Shapiro) (1910, Vitebsk, Belarus – 1974, Riga). He attended Riga Secondary School No. 67 starting in 1951 and graduated from the Evening School for Working Youth (1966). Worked at the “Blazma” plant (1959–1968). Studied at the evening division of the Riga Industrial Polytechnic (1966–1970) while simultaneously working as a grinder at the VEF plant (1968–1969), and later as a process engineer at the Riga Repair and Mechanical Plant (1969–1979).

In his first marriage to Anna Lvovna Berson (née Klein) (b. 1948, Riga), a son was born: Arkady Borisovich Berson (b. 1968, Riga). The marriage was dissolved in 1968.

In his second marriage to Svetlana Adolfovna Berson (née Elkanovich) (b. 1945, Riga), a son was born: Nils Borisovich Berson (b. 1972, Riga). The marriage was dissolved in 1973.

In his third marriage to Victoria Il’inichna Berson (née Kissel-Groz) (b. 1951, Riga), a son was born: Mikhail Borisovich Berson (b. 1976).

In 1979, Boris Berson received permission to emigrate to Israel, where since 1906 a relative of his third wife’s father – Shlomo Samuilovich Gothilf (b. 1901, St. Petersburg) – had been residing, and from 1979 also his maternal half-brother – Shmuel Moiseyevich Shapiro (b. 1948, Riga).

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Moisey Berson (1909–1944) – father
Roza Osipovna Berson (née Bam, later Shapiro) (1910–1974) – mother
Moisey Shiulevich Shapiro (1899, Włodawa, Poland – 1975, Riga) – stepfather
Shmuel Moiseyevich Shapiro (b. 1948) – half-brother
Anna Lvovna Berson (née Klein) (b. 1948) – first wife
Arkady Borisovich Berson (b. 1968) – son from the first marriage
Svetlana Adolfovna Berson (née Elkanovich) (b. 1945) – second wife
Nils Borisovich Berson (b. 1972) – son from the second marriage
Victoria Il’inichna Berson (née Kissel-Groz) (b. 1951) – third wife
Mikhail Borisovich Berson (b. 1976) – son from the third marriage
Shlomo Samuilovich Gothilf (b. 1901) – third wife’s father’s relative