Kogan Simma Zalamanovna (née Sosner) (b. 1946, Riga) — nurse.

Simma Kogan was born into the family of Chaya Sosner (née Blat, also Traugote) (b. 1919, Riga) and Zalman Sosner (1913–1966, Riga). In 1967, she graduated from Riga Medical School No. 4. Between 1962 and 1967, she worked as a cloakroom attendant and medical registrar at Riga City Polyclinic No. 4. From 1967 to 1970, she was employed as a nurse and child carer at Nursery No. 43 of the “Rīgas Apģērbs” company.

She was married to Mikhail Kogan (b. 1945, Karpinsk, Sverdlovsk Region). The couple had two daughters: Zuzanna Kogan (b. 1966, Riga) and Liana Kogan (b. 1970, Riga).

In 1971, Simma Kogan and her family received permission to emigrate to Israel, where her mother’s sister, Sara-Khaya Goldshmit (née Blat) (b. 1911, Ribeni, Latvia), lived.

Family:

Mikhail Kogan (b. 1945, Karpinsk, Sverdlovsk Region) — husband
Zuzanna Kogan (b. 1966, Riga) — daughter
Liana Kogan (b. 1970, Riga) — daughter
Chaya Sosner (née Blat, also Traugote) (b. 1919, Riga) — mother
Zalman Sosner (1913–1966, Riga) — father
Solomon Sosner (b. 1941, Riga) — brother
Abram Sosner (b. 1948, Riga) — brother
Sara-Khaya Goldshmit (née Blat) (b. 1911, Ribeni, Latvia) — mother’s sister