Mentsovsky (Mentzowsky) Sergey Benyaminovich (born 2 January 1926, Riga) — wood-turner.

Sergey Mentsovsky was the son of Sophia Mentsovskaya (1889, Orsha — 1926) and Benjamin Mentsovsky (1884, Iecava — 1936).

In 1933 he entered the Jelgava Jewish Secondary School. After the death of his father he moved to Riga, where he continued his education. In 1941 he was evacuated to the town of Olyutninsk in Kirov Region and studied at Vocational School No. 1. In 1942–43 he attended a secondary school in the city of Kirov. In 1943 he was conscripted into the Soviet Army and was demobilised in 1946 with the rank of commander of a rifle platoon.

In 1946 Mentsovsky returned to Riga and worked until 1949 as a wood-turner at the “Darba Aktīvs” furniture factory. In 1949–50 he was employed as a wood-turner at the Children’s and School Furniture Combine. In 1950 he was again drafted into the Soviet Army and was demobilised in 1955. From 1957 to 1961 he worked as a shoe cutter at the “Blazma” combine. From 1961 he was employed as a wood-turner at the Riga Children’s and School Furniture Combine.

In 1956 he completed ten classes at Riga Evening School No. 20 for Working Youth. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star, as well as the medals “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45”, “20 Years of Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45”, “50 Years of the Soviet Armed Forces”, and “25 Years of Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45.”

While married to Asna-Beila Gershevna Mentsovskaya (née Khazan) (born 1934, Riga), he had a son, Benjamin Sergeyevich Mentsovsky (born 1958, Riga). The marriage was dissolved in 1969. In 1972 Mentsovsky and his son received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his cousin, Robert Abramovich Levi (born 1914, Riga)

Family:

Asna-Beila Gershevna Mentsovskaya (née Khazan) (born 1934, Riga) — wife
Benjamin Sergeyevich Mentsovsky (born 1958, Riga) — son
Sophia Mentsovskaya (1889, Orsha — 1926) — mother
Benjamin Mentsovsky (1884, Iecava — 1936) — father
Lyubov Mentsovskaya (born 1920, Jelgava) — sister
Iosif Gusinsky (born 1924, Zilupe) — cousin
Yakov Vinman (born 1910, Jelgava) — cousin
Frida Kronik (born 1910, Riga) — cousin
Robert Abramovich Levi (born 1914, Riga) — cousin