Geikher (née Smushkovich) Revekka Yakovlevna (b. 28 January 1959, Riga) – engineer.

Revekka Geikher was born to Yakov Khaimovich Smushkovich (b. 1935, Riga), a civil servant, and Ahuva Lvovna Smushkovich (née Khertsikovich, b. 1935, Riga), a homemaker.

She graduated from secondary school in 1976 and subsequently studied at the Riga Polytechnic Institute from 1976 to 1981. From 1981 to 1985, she worked as an engineer at the technical centre of Latvkolkhozstroy, and from 1985 to 1989, she was engaged in domestic responsibilities.

She married Yevgeny Eduardovich Geikher (b. 1958, Riga), with whom she had a daughter, Elina Yevgenyevna Geikher (b. 1980, Riga).

In 1989, Revekka Geikher received permission to emigrate to Israel, where her husband's relative, David Lazarevich Shmelevich (b. 1949, Riga), had been residing since 1982.

Family:

Yakov Khaimovich Smushkovich (b. 1935) – father
Ahuva Lvovna Smushkovich (née Khertsikovich, b. 1935) – mother
Yevgeny Eduardovich Geykher (b. 1958) – husband
Elina Yevgenyevna Geykher (b. 1980) – daughter
David Lazarevich Shmelevich (b. 1949) – husband’s relative