Konsky Meyer Mendelevich
(b. 15 July 1921, Vilnius) — tinsmith.
Meyer Konsky completed six grades of primary school. From 1936 to 1941, he worked as a labourer in a mechanical workshop in Vilnius. Between 1941 and 1942, he worked on a collective farm in the Ikranovsky District of the Astrakhan Region. From 1942 to 1946, he served in the ranks of the Soviet Army. After the war, in 1946–47, he was employed as a loader at the wholesale base “Ruta” in Vilnius. In 1947, he was sentenced by the Vilnius court to one year of imprisonment for theft.
In 1948, Konsky moved to Latvia and worked as a shoemaker at the Jēkabpils Industrial Combine until 1949. From 1949 to 1963, he was employed as a shoemaker and tinsmith at the Jēkabpils District Industrial Combine. In 1963–64, he worked as a fitter-tinsmith at the Jēkabpils branch of the “Autoelektropribor” plant, and later, in 1964, as a tinsmith at the Rēzekne Metalworking Plant. From 1964 to 1980, he worked as a fitter-tinsmith for the Jēkabpils Motor Transport Offices Nos. 10 and 8.
Meer Konsky was awarded several military medals, including For Battle Merit, For the Defence of Stalingrad, For the Liberation of Prague, For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45, as well as jubilee medals commemorating 20, 30, and 50 years of the Soviet Armed Forces.
He was married to Tsira Konskaya (née Vivat) (b. 1923, Jēkabpils). The couple had two daughters: Polina Freidenson (née Konskaya) (b. 1951, Jēkabpils) and Nina Konskaya (b. 1959, Jēkabpils). In 1980, Meer Konsky received permission to emigrate to Israel.
Family:
Tsira Konskaya (née Vivat) (b. 1923, Jēkabpils) — wife
Polina Freidenson (née Konskaya) (b. 1951, Jēkabpils) — daughter
Nina Konskaya (b. 1959, Jēkabpils) — daughter
Mendel-Vulf Konsky (1883–1938, Vilnius) — father
Khana-Simkha Konskaya (née Mulyarskaya) (1886–1930, Vilnius) — mother
(according to other sources: Rokha Konskaya (née Shor) (1889–1928, Vilnius) — mother)
Shebsel (Shepsel) Konsky (b. 1921, Vilnius) — brother
Pinhas Bobrovsky (b. 1923, Vilnius) — cousin