Bliznyansky Isaak Moiseyevich (born March 27, 1923, Riga) – laborer.
In 1937, Isaak Bliznyansky graduated from Riga Primary School No. 28 and began working as a delivery boy at a ready-to-wear clothing store, remaining there until 1940. He then worked as an apprentice locksmith at the “Rigas Manufaktura” factory. With the onset of the war, he was evacuated to the village of Chyorny Yar in the Volgograd region, where he worked at a bakery.
On January 15, 1942, he was drafted into the Soviet Army (37th Reserve Regiment) but was discharged on August 15, 1942, due to health reasons. He was subsequently assigned to the labor army until the end of 1943, performing defensive construction work. From 1943 to 1946, he worked as an electrician at the “Tkvarcheliugol” coal mine in the Georgian SSR. In June 1946, he returned to Riga.
From 1947 to 1961, Isaak Bliznyansky was the warehouse manager at “Vtorsyr’e” (Secondary Raw Materials). In April 1961, he was convicted under Article 88, Part 3 of the Latvian SSR Criminal Code and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He served his sentence in Jelgava. In 1965, he was assigned to work in Liepāja in the Special Directorate for Large Industrial Construction. In 1967, he was transferred to Olaine (under the “Khimstroy” Directorate), and in January 1969, he was released.
In May 1969, Isaak Bliznyansky worked as a rigger at the “Kompressor” factory. In May 1970, he resigned due to health issues and spent a long period in recovery following surgery. He was classified as a Group 2 disabled person after suffering a stroke.
In 1977, Isaak Bliznyansky emigrated to West Berlin with his wife. That same year, he applied for th his wifepermission to emigrate to Israel for permanent residence.
In 1945 (or possibly 1946), Isaak Bliznyansky married Hana Zelmanovna Bliznyanskaya (née Roitman). They had a daughter and a son. His daughter Lea Isaakovna Beyzer-Popova (née Bliznyanskaya) (born 1946) lived in Moscow until 1974, where she worked as a ladies' hairdresser. In 1974, she emigrated to Israel, and in 1976, moved to West Berlin. His son Moisey Isaakovich Bliznyansky (1953, Riga – 1964, Jūrmala) – drowned in the Lielupe River.
Father – Moisey Moiseyevich Bliznyansky (born November 28, 1889, territory of Belarus – 1951, Riga), shoemaker.
Mother – Liba Isaakovna Bliznyanskaya (née Kogan).
Brother – Motel Moiseyevich Bliznyansky.
Sisters – Maria Moiseyevna Zeligman (née Bliznyanskaya) and Ida Moiseyevna Sheinberger (née Bliznyanskaya) (born January 31, 1925, Riga – (?)) . In 1943 Ida married a Polish citizen, in 1957 moved to Poland, and later to Tel Aviv, where she worked as a singer.