Smotkina Asya Solomonovna (1949)

Smotkina (née Yerukhovich) Asya Solomonovna (9 April 1949, Riga) — accountant.

Asya Smotkina was born into the family of Solomon Yerukhovich (1923, Rēzekne) and Faina Yerukhovich (née Feldman) (1921, Zhytomyr Region). In 1966, she graduated from Riga Secondary School No. 53.

In 1964, she worked as a labourer at the Riga City Dairy Plant; in 1965 as a cashier at the 3rd Riga Public Baths Enterprise; in 1967 as a laboratory assistant at the Riga Port Elevator. In 1969, she graduated from the Mechanical-Technological Technical School of the Food Industry.

From 1969 to 1975, she worked as an accountant-cashier at the self-financing base of the MTS. From 1975 to 1976, she was an accountant at the hotel “Intourist.” In 1976, she worked as a senior accountant at the combine “Paris Commune.” From 1976, she worked as an accountant and deputy chief accountant at the self-financing base of the MTS in Riga.

She married Zarakh (Zorakh) Smotkin (1947). Their children are Iosif Smotkin (1972, Riga) and Rina Smotkina (1974, Riga).

In 1979, Asya Smotkina received permission to emigrate to Israel following an invitation from her husband’s father’s sister, Ita Jakobson (née Smotkina) (1930).

Family:

Zarakh (Zorakh) Smotkin (1947) — husband
Iosif Smotkin (1972, Riga) — son
Rina Smotkina (1974, Riga) — daughter
Solomon Yerukhovich (1923, Rēzekne) — father
Faina Yerukhovich (née Feldman) (1921, Zhytomyr Region) — mother
Elena Gorelik (née Yerukhovich) (1954, Riga) — sister
Ita Jakobson (née Smotkina) (1930) — husband’s paternal aunt