Levant Roman Yevseyevich (1938)

Levant (Lewant) Roman Yevseyevich (16 February 1938, Yartsevo, Smolensk Region) — engineer.

Roman Levant was born in the family of Yevsey Levant (1903, Khotimsk, Mogilev Region – 1978, Riga) and Polina Levant (née Raymlina) (1914, Lyubavichi, Mogilev Region). In 1951, his parents moved to Latvia, where they lived and worked at the “Jugla” fur state farm in the Riga District.

In 1956, he graduated from Riga Secondary School No. 37. In 1957–58, he worked at the Riga District Industrial Combine. In 1961, he graduated from the Riga Electromechanical Technical College with a qualification as a heating technician.

In 1961–62, he worked as a heat pipeline maintenance fitter in Riga. In 1962, he worked as a plumber at SMU-4 of the “Smolenskpromstroy” trust in Smolensk. From 1962 to 1966, he worked as a pipefitter, foreman, and process engineer at the VEF plant.

In 1966–67, he served as an engineering inspector and technical inspector at “Energosbyt” in Riga. In 1967–69, he was senior engineer and head of the steam-power workshop at the Riga Marine Fish Port.

From 1969 onward, he worked as head of the boiler house and head of the steam-power workshop at the Riga City Dairy Plant. He was a member of the CPSU from 1965 to 1979.

Married to Bella Levant (née Lubotskaya) (1939, Riga). Their sons are Felix Romanovich Levant (1964, Riga) and Alexander RomanovichLevant (1971, Riga).

In 1979, Roman Levant received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his wife's maternal uncle, Solomon (Shlomo) Segal (1921(?), Karsava).

In the late 1980s, he lived in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, where he worked as a mechanic.

Family:

– Bella Levant (née Lubotskaya) (1939, Riga) — wife
– Felix Romanovich Levant (1964, Riga) — son
– Alexander Romanovich Levant (1971, Riga) — son
– Yevsey Levant (1903, Khotimsk, Mogilev Region – 1978, Riga) — father
– Polina Levant (née Raymlina) (1914, Lyubavichi, Mogilev Region) — mother
– Lev Yevseyevich Levant (1936, Smolensk) — brother
– Leonid Yevseyevich Levant (1946, Smolensk) — brother