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Kestenboim Boris Mikhailovich (1946)

Personal data
SurnameKestenboim
NameBoris
PatronymMikhailovich
Birth year1946
Birth month7
Birth day6
Birth placeGorodok
SexM

Kestenboim Boris Mikhailovich (6 July 1946, Gorodok District, Khmelnytsky Region) — electrician.

Boris Kestenboim was born into the family of Mira Galperina (b. 1921, Smotrich, Khmelnytsky Region) and Mikhail Kestenboim (b. 1916, Smotrich, Khmelnytsky Region).

In 1972 he started work as electrician at the Eastern Telephone Communication Centre, Riga.

Married to Svetlana Kestenboim (née Pasitselskaya) (b. 1944, Zilair, Bashkir ASSR). They had two sons: Alexander Kestenboim (b. 1982, Riga) and Anatoly Kestenboim (b. 1984, Riga).

In 1990, Boris Kestenboim together with his family received permission to emigrate to Israel, invited by his wife’s sister, Larisa Tserlina (née Pasitselskaya) (b. 1938, Odessa).

Family

Svetlana Kestenboim (née Pasitselskaya) (b. 1944, Zilair, Bashkir ASSR) — wife
Alexander Kestenboim (b. 1982, Riga) — son
Anatoly Kestenboim (b. 1984, Riga) — son
Mira Galperina (b. 1921, Smotrich, Khmelnytsky Region) — mother
Mikhail Kestenboim (b. 1916, Smotrich, Khmelnytsky Region) — father
Fira Milshtein (née Kestenboim) (b. 1954, Dunaivtsi, Khmelnytsky Region) — sister
Larisa Tserlina (née Pasitselskaya) (b. 1938, Odessa) — sister-in-law (wife’s sister)