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Gershman Sofya Abramovna (1958)

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SurnameGershman
NameSofya
PatronymAbramovna
Birth year1958
Birth month2
Birth day3
Birth placeRiga
SexF

Gershman (Gerschmann) (née Belkind) Sofya Abramovna (3 February 1958, Riga) — physicist.

Sofiya Gerschman was the daughter of Abram Belkind (b. 1933, Riga) and Reyze Belkind (née Gepshtein) (b. 1939, Riga). In 1975, she graduated from Riga Secondary School No. 13. In 1980, she completed a degree at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Latvian State University, qualifying as a teacher of physics.

She was a homemaker. Married to Mikhail Gershman (b. 1955, Riga), with whom she had a son, Beniamin Gershman (b. 1979, Riga). In 1981, Sofiya Gerschman received permission to emigrate to Israel.

Mikhail Gershman (b. 1955, Riga) — husband
Beniamin Gershman (b. 1979, Riga) — son
Abram Belkind (b. 1933, Riga) — father
Reyze Belkind (née Gepshtein) (b. 1939, Riga) — mother