Ginzburg (Ginsburg) Eduard Romanovich (b. 26 October 1940, Vitebsk) – electro-mechanical engineer.

Eduard Ginzburg was the son of Maria Zilberman (b. 1903, Rositsa, Belarus) and Roman Ginzburg (1911, Druya – 1969, Riga). During the Second World War, he was evacuated to the Gorky region. In 1946, he moved with his parents to Riga.

In 1957, he graduated from Riga Secondary School No. 53. In 1960, he completed his studies at the Riga Electromechanical Technical College. From 1960 to 1965, he worked as a design engineer at the Riga Electromechanical Plant. In 1966, he graduated from the evening division of the Riga Polytechnic Institute with a degree in electro-mechanical engineering. From 1965 to 1972, he was employed as an engineer in the Latvian branch of the Energosetproject Institute. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1972.

Married to Eleonora Ginzburg (née Fuks, b. 1940, Yaroslavl), with whom he had a son, Rafail Ginzburg (b. 1966, Riga).

In 1973, Eduard Ginzburg received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his sister, Rozaliya Donde (née Ginzburg, b. 1937, Vitebsk).

Family:

– Wife: Eleonora Ginzburg (née Fuks, b. 1940, Yaroslavl)

– Son: Rafail Ginzburg (b. 1966, Riga)

– Mother: Maria Zilberman (b. 1903, Rositsa, Belarus)

– Father: Roman Ginzburg (1911, Druya – 1969, Riga)

– Sister: Vera Fogel (née Ginzburg, b. 1931, Rositsa, Belarus)

– Sister: Rozaliya Donde (née Ginzburg, b. 1937, Vitebsk)