Gordon Ruben Berovich (15 November 1933, Riga) — locksmith-plumber.

During the Second World War, Ruben Gordon was evacuated with his mother and younger brother to Cheboksary, and later to Semipalatinsk, where he completed two years of schooling. In 1945, he returned to Riga and continued his education at Secondary School No. 83, completing two more years by 1947.

From 1947 to 1949, he worked as a lathe-toolmaker at the “VEF” plant. Between 1949 and 1951, he trained in the chemical workshop of the “Pārdaugava” artel, and from 1951 to 1957, he worked at the “Raznopram” artel. From 1960 to 1963, he was employed at the “Baltija” plant.

In 1963, he completed training at Training Combine No. 481, qualifying as a foreman locksmith-plumber. He subsequently worked as a plumber for Riga's RSE No. 2 (1963–1964), and then as a plumber for “Latkurortstroy” in Jūrmala (1964). From 1964 to 1965, he was a fifth-class locksmith at “Rīgas Ķīmiskās Mašīnas” (RīgasHimMaš), followed by work at “Rīgas Aditajs” as a plumber (1965–1966). From 1967, he was employed as a welder at the “Ķekava” collective farm. In 1967, he travelled to the People's Republic of Poland.

In 1972, Ruben Gordon emigrated to Israel for permanent residence. From 1976, he lived in the United States, in Minnesota, where he worked as a welder-mechanic, and later as a plumber for a haberdashery company in Los Angeles.

Military service eligible.

In 1954, he married Minda Zamuelovna Gordon (née Irz). Their daughter, Bluma Rubenovna Gordon, was born in that marriage.

Ruben Gordon was the son of Ber Moiseevich Gordon and Risa Izrailevna Gordon (née Dubina) (1911, Riga – 1976, Riga), a saleswoman. He was the brother of David Borisovich Gordon.