Izakson Yevgeny Yakovlevich (1916)

Izakson (Isaksohn) Yevgeny Yakovlevich (16 May 1916, Liepāja) — clerk.

In 1937, Yevgeny Izakson graduated from the P. Dzenis Real Gymnasium in Riga. In 1938–39, he worked as a broker at the firm Baltic Wood in Riga. From 1940, he served as a private in the Latvian Army, and from August 1940, as a private in the Soviet Army. He remained in military service until the end of 1944. He was awarded the medals For Bravery and For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–45.

On 20 August 1944, while performing military duties in the rank of sergeant, assistant platoon commander of the 123rd Guards Regiment, 43rd Division, he was wounded for the third time and was discharged with a Group II disability.

In August 1946, Yevgeny Izakson was arrested, and in 1947 the Supreme Court of the Latvian SSR sentenced him to 8 years’ imprisonment under Article 58-10¹ and to 10 years under Article 59-3². In 1949, by decision of the Supreme Court, he was acquitted under Article 58-10, and his term of imprisonment was reduced to 5 years. In 1952, he was released and took a position with the Olaine Consumers’ Cooperative as head of a canteen. In 1953, he worked as a procurement officer at the Ādaži Consumers’ Cooperative.

In 1957, he was prosecuted under Article 4 of the Criminal Code of the Latvian SSR³ and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. In 1959, under a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR, he was released early and his conviction was expunged.

In 1960, he worked in an emergency repair team in Riga. From 1960 onwards, he was employed at the consumer services combine of the Moscow District of Riga.

In 1957, Yevgeny Izakson married Eva Tausenfraind (Tausenfraind, Khaitina) (b. 1920, Germany).

During the Holocaust, his parents — Yakov Izakson (1888, Liepāja – 1941, Riga) and Gita Izakson (1894, Liepāja – 1941, Riga) — and his sister, Elvira Yakhnin (née Izakson) (1916, Petrograd – 1941, Riga), were murdered.

In 1961, Izakson and his wife received permission to emigrate to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG).

Eva Tausenfraind (Tausenfraind, Khaitina) (1920, Germany) — wife
Yakov Izakson (1888, Liepāja – 1941, Riga) — father
Gita Izakson (1894, Liepāja – 1941, Riga) — mother
Elvira Yakhnin (née Izakson) (1916, Petrograd – 1941, Riga) — sister

Footnotes

Article 58-10 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR (1926): “Anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda” — often used to criminalise dissent, criticism of the regime, or even casual remarks perceived as disloyal.

Article 59-3 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR: “Violation of currency regulations” — applied broadly, often in cases of economic crimes or black-market activity.

Article 4 of the Criminal Code of the Latvian SSR: This article extended the provisions of the RSFSR Criminal Code to the Latvian SSR, allowing prosecution under central Soviet laws.