Moshkovich Alexander Volfovich (1945)

Moshkovich (Moschkowitsch) Alexander Volfovich (31 October 1945, Akmolinsk, Kazakh SSR; today Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan) — radio engineer.

Alexander Moshkovich was born into the family of Wolf Nusimovich Moshkovich (1913, Włoszczewo, Poland) and Gitlya Khanovna Moshkovich (née Lyasko) (1920, Stavinski, Poland – 1972, Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR).

He worked in Alma-Ata as an apprentice radio technician at the “Metalloremont” factory (1962), as an electrical installer at the Heavy Machinery Plant (1962–1963), as a fitter at a metalworking plant (1963), and as a rigger at a house-building combine (1964). After moving to Riga, he was a cadet at the Riga Aviation School of Special Services of Civil Aviation (1964–1967). He graduated from the Radio Engineering Faculty of the Riga Red Banner Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers (RKII GA) in 1973.

He worked as a fireman at the “Daile” cinema (1968–1969), as an assistant instructor for fire-prevention measures at the “Kompressor” plant (1970–1973), as a leading design engineer at the Riga Experimental Plant “Gidrometpribor” (1973), and as a senior engineer at the Specialized Design and Project-Technological Bureau for Automobile Diagnostics (1974–1978).

In his marriage to Nina Ivanovna Moshkovich (née Vishnyakova) (1948, Riga), a son was born: Albert Alexandrovich Moshkovich (1969, Riga). The marriage was dissolved in 1971.

In his marriage to Zhenya Oskarovna Moshkovich (née Natan) (1948, Riga), a daughter was born: Giula Alexandrovna Moshkovich (1972, Riga).

In 1978, Alexander Moshkovich received permission to emigrate to Israel, where since 1971 his wife’s sister Gisya Osherovna Liber (née Natan) (1937, Riga) had been living, and since 1976 his wife’s mother, Guta Gelmanovna Natan (née Tirolskaya) (1908), had also resided. In addition, his relatives lived in Israel: his aunt (his mother’s sister) Rivka Zilberstein (née Lyasko) and his uncle (his mother’s brother) Socher Lyasko.

Family:

Wolf Nusimovich Moshkovich (1913) — father
Gitlya Khanovna Moshkovich (née Lyasko) (1920–1972) — mother
Ludmila Volfovna Pevzner (née Moshkovich) (1950, Alma-Ata) — sister
Nina Ivanovna Moshkovich (née Vishnyakova) (1948) — first wife
Albert Alexandrovich Moshkovich (1969) — son from first marriage
Zhenya Oskarovna Moshkovich (née Natan) (1948) — wife
Giula Alexandrovna Moshkovich (1972) — daughter from second marriage
Gisya Osherovna Liber (née Natan) (1937) — wife’s sister
Guta Gelmanovna Natan (née Tirolskaya) (1908) — wife’s mother