Gelfgat Moisey Zelmanovich (1908 – ?) - engineer

Moisey Gelfgat began his working life in 1924. From 1928, he was employed in the leather industry. In 1932, he graduated from a leather industry technical college.

Between 1932 and 1941, he held several positions: technical inspector for the Mosgorkozh trust, assistant technical supervisor, technical director at the Krasny Kozhevnik leather factory, and director of the factory at the Research Institute of the Leather Industry.

From 1941 to 1947, he worked as chief engineer at the Taganrog Leather Factory and as director of the Plastkat plant. In 1947, he relocated to Riga, where he served as chief engineer at the Blazma and Komunars factories.

Moisey Gelfgat was awarded the Bronze and Silver Medals of the USSR Exhibition of National Economic Achievements (VDNKh) for innovations in leather processing technology. In 1943, he received the Order of the Badge of Honour. In 1967, he was awarded the honorary title Honoured Industrial Worker of the Latvian SSR.