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Blekhman Boris Zinovyevich (1937)

Personal data
SurnameBlekhman
NameBoris
PatronymZinovyevich
Birth year1937
Birth month5
Birth day16
Birth placeMoscow
SexM

Blekhman (Blechman) Boris Zinovyevich (16/05/1937, Moscow) – metalworker.

Boris Blechman was the son of Zinoviy Blechman (1905, Moscow) and Sofya Baranova (1907, Nikolaev). From 1953 to 1956, he was an apprentice metalworker and then worked as a metalworker at classified factories in Moscow. In 1956, he completed 8 years of education at a Moscow secondary school. From 1956 to 1959, he served in the Soviet Army in Murmansk. From 1959 to 1960, he worked as a metalworker at a Moscow factory.

In 1960, Boris Blechman moved to Riga and worked as a metalworker at the Spartak factory until 1963. From 1963 to 1965, he worked at the Riga Semiconductor Plant. Between 1965 and 1967, he was a calibrator at the VEF plant. From 1967 to 1970, he worked as a metalworker at the Darbs factory. In 1967, he completed part-time studies at the Riga Electromechanical Technical College. From 1970, he worked as a shop assistant at the Riga City Household Goods Trade.

From his marriage to Brokha Blechman (née Feld) (1939, Riga), a daughter was born – Liliya Blechman (1962, Riga). In 1971, Boris Blechman was granted permission to emigrate to Israel.

Relatives

Brokha Blechman (née Feld) (1939, Riga) – wife
Liliya Blechman (1962, Riga) – daughter
Zinoviy Blechman (1905, Moscow) – father
Sofya Baranova (1907, Nikolaev) – mother
Roza Ivanova (née Blechman) (1933, Moscow) – sister