Bovshover Benjamin-Solomon (1896)
| Personal data |
| Surname | Bovshover |
| Name | Benjamin-Solomon |
| Birth year | 1896 |
| Birth month | 7 |
| Birth day | 4 |
| Birth place | Riga |
| Death place | Jelgava |
| Sex | M |
Bovshover (Bowschower) Benjamin-Solomon Zelikovič (04.07.1896, Riga - ?, Jelgava) - educator.
Benjamin-Solomon Bovshover was born into a family of a woodworking factory worker. He graduated from the private real gymnasium of F. Serkov. He studied in higher schools in Russia, Germany and Latvia to get a natural science education, but without success. In 1920 he graduated from the State Summer Pedagogical Courses and was appointed to the position of the director of the Jelgava City Jewish Basic School. From 1 September 1924 to August 1936 he was acting director of the Jelgava Jewish City Gymnasium. From August 1937 to August 1940 he was acting director of the Jelgava Private Jewish Gymnasium. In October 1940 he received permission from the Teachers' Evaluation Commission of the Ministry of Education to teach mathematics. Wife Hene (née Kagan, b. 1900), sons Itzhok (b. 1924) and Solomon (b. 1931).
Benjamin-Solomon Bovshover killed during the Holocaust.