Marat Iosif Ilya Girshovich (29 December 1897, Riga) — administrator.

Iosif Ilya Marat was the son of Girsh Marat (1874, Riga — 1939, Copenhagen) and Rakhel Marat (1874, Riga — 1942, Riga). In 1914, he completed ten years of secondary education in Riga. From 1915 to 1930, he earned his living through various temporary jobs. In 1930–1941, he served as warehouse manager at the joint-stock company Zelman in Riga.

In 1941–1945, Iosif Ilya Marat worked as a labourer at oil-shale mines in the town of Buinsk, Chuvash ASSR. In 1945, he returned to Riga and until 1946 worked as head of the shoe-and-tailoring combine of the ORS Rigales. In 1946, he was employed as a worker in Motor Transport Column No. 10 in Riga. In 1947–1948, he acted as chairman of the board of the Smiltene multi-sector cooperative artel Drebnieks. From 1948 to 1952, he headed the administrative and economic department of the Krasnyi Kvadrat factory in Riga. In 1952–1954, he worked as caretaker at the Riga branch of the enterprise Giproboum. In 1957–1960, he was a laundry clerk at Laundry No. 1 in Riga. From 1960 to 1971, he worked as a grader and labourer at Riga Dock No. 2 (Milgrāvis). From 1971, he was a state old-age pensioner. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1951 to 1972.

In his first marriage, to Sima Marat (née Klebanova) (1904, Belarus — 1944, Chuvash ASSR), three daughters were born: Khava Marat (1925, Riga), Ester Brant (née Marat) (1931, Riga), and Aviva Vorkel (née Marat) (1935, Riga). In his second marriage, to Musya Marat (née Maran) (1921, Riga — 1951), a daughter, Ilana Marat (1949, Riga), was born. His third marriage, to Khava Chernobrova (1925, Vilnius), ended in divorce in 1966.

During the Holocaust, his mother, Rakhel, his sisters Alexandra Solomeya Marat (1904, Riga — 1942, Riga) and Roza Marat (1908, Riga — 1942, Riga), and his brother Solomon Marat (1905, Riga — 1945, Germany) were killed.

In the 1970s, Iosif Ilya Marat received permission to emigrate to Israel.

Family:

Sima Marat (née Klebanova) (1904, Belarus — 1944, Chuvash ASSR) — first wife
Khava Marat (1925, Riga) — daughter
Ester Brant (née Marat) (1931, Riga) — daughter
Aviva Vorkel (née Marat) (1935, Riga) — daughter
Musya Marat (née Maran) (1921, Riga — 1951) — second wife
Ilana Marat (1949, Riga) — daughter
Khava Chernobrova (1925, Vilnius) — third wife
Girsh Marat (1874, Riga — 1939, Copenhagen) — father
Rakhel Marat (1874, Riga — 1942, Riga) — mother
Alexandra Solomeya Marat (1904, Riga — 1942, Riga) — sister
Debora Marat (1901, Riga — 1939(?), Riga) — sister
Roza Marat (1908, Riga — 1942, Riga) — sister
Solomon Marat (1905, Riga — 1945, Germany) — brother