Bek Yakov Movshovich (09.04.1925, Daugavpils) – driver.

Yakov Bek was the son of Movsha Bek (1890, Novovileyka – 1965, Riga) and Malka

Bek (Feigelson) (1896, Daugavpils). In 1939, he completed seven years of schooling at Daugavpils School No. 15. From 1939 to 1940, he was a student at the Daugavpils Vocational School. From 1940 to 1941, he worked as a locksmith at the Krasnaya Zvezda factory in Riga.

When the war started Yakov Bek was evacuated. From 1941 to 1942, he worked as a locksmith at the Valdimanova kolkhoz in Gorky Oblast. From 1942 to 1944 - at Turkmneftepromstroy in Nebedag. From 1944 to 1946, Yakov Bek was a driver at DOK No. 1 in Riga. Between 1946 and 1950, he served in the Soviet Army as a private. From 1950 to 1971, he worked as a driver for the Riga taxi company.

In his marriage to Bek (Firkser) Frida (1929, Riga), they had two daughters: Riva Nusinskaya (Bek) (1949, Riga) and Bella Bek (1953, Riga).

In 1971, Yakov Bek was granted permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his cousin, Rakhel Levitan (1923, Daugavpils). In the 1980s, he lived in Bnei Brak and worked as a taxi driver.

Family:

Frida Bek (Firkser) (1929, Riga) – wife
Riva Nusinskaya (Bek) (1949, Riga) – daughter
Sokolovich (Bek) (1953, Riga) – daughter
Movsha Bek (1890, Novovileyka – 1965, Riga) – father
Malka Bek (Feigelson) (1896, Daugavpils) – mother
Israel Bek (1916, Saratov) – brother
Ayzik Bek (1920, Riga) – brother
Rakhel Levitan (1923, Daugavpils) – cousin