Lisnyanskaya (née Mostyshcher) Sofya Petrovna (26 December 1914, Brest) – worker.

Sofya Lisnyanskaya was the daughter of Pyotr Petrovich Mostyshcher (1890, Brest – 1921, Kuibyshev), a carpenter, and Khava Grigoryevna Mostyshcher (née Shurpo) (1895, Brest – 1919, Kuibyshev). In 1915 L.’s parents moved to Samara (Kuibyshev).

In 1932 she completed factory apprenticeship training (FZO) in Kuibyshev. In 1932–33 she worked as a saleswoman at the “Roskond” shop in Krasnodar. In 1933–39 she was a telegraph typist at the Central Telegraph in Kuibyshev. In 1939 she worked as a cultural organiser at the “Luch” artel in the town of Inza. In 1941 she served as a waitress at the Kuibyshev Station buffet.

In 1941–44 Sofya Lisnyanskaya lived in Ulyanovsk, in 1944–48 in Kuibyshev, and in 1948 she moved to Riga. In 1954–56 she worked as a procurement worker at the Riga factory “Pionieris”. In 1961–65 she was a quality controller at the factory “Pirmais Mais”. In 1968–74 she worked as a storekeeper at the “Pirmais Mais” industrial association. From 1974 she was retired.

In her marriage to Khaim Lisnyansky (1904, village Kovnaty, Rezekne District) – dissolved in 1980 – the son Elik Khaimovich Lisnyansky (1944, Melekes, Ulyanovsk Region) was born. In 1980 Sofya Lisnyanskaya received permission toemigrate to Israel.

Family:

Khaim Lisnyansky (1904, village Kovnaty, Rezekne District) – husband
Elik Khaimovich Lisnyansky (1944, Melekes, Ulyanovsk Region) – son
Pyotr Petrovich Mostyshcher (1890, Brest – 1921, Kuibyshev) – father
Khava Grigoryevna Mostyshcher (née Shurpo) (1895, Brest – 1919, Kuibyshev) – mother