Gamarnik Isaak Borisovich (18 August 1947, Riga) – engineer.

Isaak Gamarnik was born into the family of economist Gamarnik Boris Isaevich (b. 1924, Monastyrshchinsky District, Cherkasy Region) and worker Gamarnik (née Hertzbach) Liubov Isaakovna (b. 1929, Jelgava, Latvia). He completed 8 years of study at Riga Secondary School No. 15 and continued his education at Evening School No. 25 for working youth. At the same time, he worked as a radio technician for the 2nd City Industrial Trade Authority (1962–1964).

He graduated via correspondence from the Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute named after Bonch-Bruevich (1965–1971). He worked as a radio assembler at the Popov Factory (1965), and as a trainee regulator at the VEF Factory (1965–1966). He was a communications lineman with the Riga Telephone Network (1966–1968) and the Riga Telephone and Telegraph Station (1968–1970), and served as an engineer at the Information and Computing Centre of the Latvian Agricultural Machinery Association “Latvselkhoztekhnika” (1970–1971).

In 1971-72 Isaak Gamarnik served in the Soviet Army (1971–1972). After demobilisation, he worked as a watch repair technician at the “Darbs” Factory (1973–1976) and as a jewellery assembler at the “Electron” Production Association (1976–1978).

He was married to Gamarnik (née Alpert) Dina Ionovna (b. 1947, Riga), with whom he had a son, Gamarnik Rudolf Isaakovich (b. 1971, Riga).

In 1978, Isaak Gamarnik received permission to emigrate to Israel, where his aunt Ioffe (née Pudel, previously Baskina) Fania Beinusevna (b. 1924, Yaroslavl) had been living since 1975.

Family:

Gamarnik Boris Isaevich (b. 1924) – father
Gamarnik (née Hertzbach) Liubov Isaakovna (b. 1929) – mother
Bobrova (née Gamarnik) Bronya Borisovna (b. 1952, Riga) – sister
Gamarnik (née Alpert) Dina Ionovna (b. 1947) – wife
Gamarnik Rudolf Isaakovich (b. 1971) – son
Ioffe (née Pudel, previously Baskina) Fania Beinusevna (b. 1924) – aunt