Minina Esfir Davidovna (19 December 1937, Gomel) — engineer.

Esfir Minina was the daughter of David Minin (1909, Krasnopolye settlement, Mogilev Oblast) and Zhenya Bobrushkina (1914, Gomel). In 1946, she moved to Riga together with her parents. She graduated from Riga Secondary School No. 13 in 1955.

From 1956 to 1957, she worked as a bookbinder at the Latpromsvet design and engineering office in Riga. Between 1957 and 1965, she was employed as a laboratory assistant, laboratory engineer, and chemical engineer at the “Tekstilnieks” artel (after its merger, the “Sadarbs” factory). From 1965 to 1980, she worked as an engineer and head of the laboratory at the multi-sector home-based labor combine “Sarma.” In 1972, she graduated from the Riga Light Industry Technical School.

She was married to Boris Gorodishch (1935, Gomel). Their children were German Gorodishch (1962, Riga) and Ilona Gorodishch (1965, Riga). In1980, Esfir Minina received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of her husband’s cousin, Meyer Milman (1924, Riga).

Boris Gorodishch (1935, Gomel) — husband
German Gorodishch (1962, Riga) — son
Ilona Gorodishch (1965, Riga) — daughter
David Minin (1909, Krasnopolye settlement, Mogilev Oblast) — father
Zhenya Bobrushkina (1914, Gomel) — mother
Fanya Minina (1931, Gomel) — sister
Miryam Gorodishch (1951, Riga) — husband’s half-sister
Meyer Milman (1924, Riga) — husband’s cousin