Budanitsky Mikhail Alekseyevich (20 July 1955, Parichi, Gomel Region) — engineer.

Mikhail Budanitsky was the son of Aleksey Budanitsky (b. 1920, Parichi, Gomel Region) and Maria Budanitskaya (née Komissarchik) (b. 1926, Parichi, Gomel Region).

In 1972, he graduated from Riga Secondary School No. 22. In 1977, he completed studies at the Faculty of Power Engineering at the Riga Polytechnic Institute.

From 1976 to 1977, he worked as a laboratory assistant in the Department of Heat Power Engineering at RPI.

From 1977 to 1979, he worked as a foreman and process engineer at the Darba Spars production association.

From 1979 to 1980, he served as a commissioning engineer at the Latvspetsselmontazh trust.

He is married to Faina Budanitskaya (née Streshinskaya) (b. 1958, Svetlogorsk, Gomel Region).

In 1980, Mikhail Budanitsky received permission to emigrate to Israel, invited by his father’s cousin, Shmuel Bakva (b. 1917, Parichi, Gomel Region), who had emigrated to Palestine in 1939.

Family members:

Faina Budanitskaya (née Streshinskaya) (b. 1958, Svetlogorsk, Gomel Region) — wife
Aleksey Budanitsky (b. 1920, Parichi) — father
Maria Budanitskaya (née Komissarchik) (b. 1926, Parichi) — mother
Grigory Budanitsky (b. 1931, Parichi, Bobruisk Region) — brother
Shmuel Bakva (b. 1917, Parichi) — father’s cousin