Heifetz Grigory Yakovlevich (1941)

Heifetz Grigory Yakovlevich (27 May 1941, Leningrad) — engineer.

Grigory Heifetz was the son of Yakov Heifetz (1916, Senno, Vitebsk Region) and Liba Heifetz (née Spector) (1919, Odesa).

In 1958, he graduated from Secondary School No. 43 in Lviv. From 1958 to 1960, he worked as a carpenter at the Lviv Furniture Combine. In 1960, he was employed as a worker in the woodworking section of the Lviv Television Factory. In 1965, he graduated from the Lviv Polytechnic Institute with a degree in electrical engineering. In the same year, he moved to Riga.

His professional career included:

  • 1966–1967 — design engineer at the VEF Factory in Riga; 

  • 1967–1968 and 1970–1973 — design engineer at the Riga Semiconductor Devices Factory; 

  • 1968–1970 — military service in the Soviet Army; 

  • from 1973 — Acting Senior Research Associate at the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Water Polymers in Jelgava. 

He was awarded the medal “For Military Valour”.

In marriage with Larisa Heifetz (née Fistul) (1942, Kargasok, Tomsk Region), he had a son Aryeh Heifetz (1975, Riga).

In 1975, Grigory Heifetz received permission to emigrate to Israel upon the invitation of his mother-in-law, Musia Fistul (née Levina) (1921, Riga).

Family:

Larisa Heifetz (née Fistul) (1942, Kargasok) — wife
Aryeh Heifetz (1975, Riga) — son
Yakov Heifetz (1916, Senno, Vitebsk Region) — father
Liba Heifetz (née Spector) (1919, Odesa) — mother
Anatoly Heifetz (1953, Lviv) — brother
Musia Fistul (née Levina) (1921, Riga) — mother-in-law