Livshits (Livschitz) Khona (Chona) Abramovich (8 November 1936, Varakļāni) – engineer.

Khona Livshits was born into the family of the tailor Abram Vulfovich Lifshits (1903) and homemaker Khaya Abramovna Lifshits (Sandler) (1905). He was evacuated to Gorky (1941–1946). Upon returning to Riga, he graduated from the 1st Railway School (1955) and served in the Soviet Army (1955–1958, Rovno).

After demobilisation, he worked in Riga as a fitter-toolmaker at the “Omega” plant (1959–1963), as foreman at the Post Box Enterprise-211 (1963–1966), and graduated from the part-time department of the Polytechnic Institute (1967). He then worked as head of the tool shop at the “Commutator” plant (1967–1972) and as senior engineer at SPTB “Orgprimtverdosplav” of the “Soyuztverdosplav” association (1972–1974).

In his marriage to Tamara Semenovna Livshits (Feigina) (1937, Moscow), a daughter was born: Rina Khonovna Livshits (1963, Riga).

In 1974 Khona Livshits received permission to emigrate to Israel, where since 1972 his parents Abram Vulfovich Lifshits (1903) and Khaya Abramovna Lifshits (Sandler) (1905) had been living.

Family

Abram Vulfovich Lifshits (1903) – father
Khaya Abramovna Lifshits (Sandler) (1905) – mother
Vladimir Abramovich Livshits (1931) – brother
Dora Abramovna Feld (Livshits) (1933) – sister
Girsh Abramovich Lifshits (1948) – brother
Tamara Semenovna Livshits (Feigina) (1937) – wife
Rina Khonovna Livshits (1963) – daughter