Gershenzon (Gerschensohn) (née Reshina) Aviva Khaimovna (9 July 1936, Riga) — engineer-technologist.

Aviva Gershenzon was the daughter of Khaim Reshin (1901, Riga – 1941, Kuibyshev) and Malka Reshina (née Iofan) (b. 1907, Riga). She spent the war years in evacuation in Kuibyshev. In 1954, she graduated from Riga Secondary School No. 17. From 1954 to 1956, she studied at the Riga Construction Technical College. In 1957–58, she worked as a dispatcher at Riga Car Repair Plant No. 42. From 1959 to 1962, she was a technician-technologist at the VEF Plant. From 1962 to 1980, she served as an engineer-technologist at the “Kommutator” plant.

In 1966, she graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Riga Polytechnic Institute, specialising in mechanical engineering technology, metal-cutting machines, and tools. In 1980, she became a senior engineer at the Special Design Bureau for Chemicalisation “Sobsbytkhim”. Married to Faivel Gershenzon (b. 1930, Bălți, Moldova), with whom she had a son, Yefim Gershenzon (b. 1957, Riga).

Faivel Gershenzon (b. 1930, Bălți, Moldova) — husband
Yefim Gershenzon (b. 1957, Riga) — son
Khaim Reshin (1901, Riga – 1941, Kuibyshev) — father
Malka Reshina (née Iofan) (b. 1907, Riga) — mother