Flakser Israel Nokhumovich (1948)

Flakser Israel Nokhumovich (9 June 1948, Riga) - electromechanic.

Israel Flasker was born into the family of X-ray technician Nakhum Israelovich Flakser (1922, Dvinsk, now Daugavpils) and laboratory assistant Sarra Isakovna Flakser (née Nakhimovskaya) (1923, Dvinsk). He studied at Riga Secondary School No. 23 from 1955 to 1966 and entered the Riga Polytechnic Institute in 1966, but in 1967 took academic leave due to illness. In 1968–1969 he completed courses for electromechanics specializing in the repair of medical equipment and from 1969 to 1971 worked as an electromechanic at the “Medtekhnika” factory.

In 1971 he received permission to emigrate to Israel, where members of his family were already living, including his aunt (his father’s sister) Iona Israelevna Mitelman (née Flakser) (born 1921, Dvinsk), as well as his maternal uncles Yakov Isakovich Nakhimovsky (born 1919, Dvinsk), David Isakovich Nakhimovsky (born 1921, Dvinsk), and Semyon Isakovich Nakhimovsky (born 1927, Dvinsk).

Family:

Nakhum Israelovich Flakser (1922) – father
Sarra Isakovna Flakser (1923) – mother
Iona Israelevna Mitelman (1921) – aunt
Yakov Isakovich Nakhimovsky (1919) – uncle
David Isakovich Nakhimovsky (1921) – uncle
Semyon Isakovich Nakhimovsky (1927) – uncle