Garber Viliy Borisovich (b. 1 February 1921, Odessa) – jeweller.

Viliy Garber was the son of Nina Garber (b. 1898, Tiraspol – d. 1983, Odessa) and Boris Garber (b. 1899, Moldova).

From 1972 to 1975, he worked as a freelance jeweller, producing decorative amber items for the Dailrade enterprise. In 1975, he was sentenced by the Leningrad Regional Court to eight years in prison for bribery. He was released early in 1980.

In 1981, he worked as a photographer at the Jurmala Household Services Complex. Between 1981 and 1985, he lived as a pensioner. In 1985, he worked from home for the fashion atelier of the Bauska District Household Services Enterprise. From 1986 onward, he produced plastic items under contract for the Jelgava Household Services Complex and for the “Rīgas Apavi” (Riga Footwear) factory.

Viliy Garber was married to Sicilia Garber (née Barmak, b. 1926, Odessa), with whom he had a son, Igor Garber (b. 1944, Baku).

Family:

Sicilia Borisovna Garber (née Barmak, b. 1926, Odessa) – wife
Igor Vilievich Garber (b. 1944, Baku) – son
Nina Garber (b. 1898, Tiraspol – d. 1983, Odessa) – mother
Boris Garber (b. 1899, Moldova) – father
Maya Garber (b. 1925, Odessa) – sister