Mintz Lev Iosifovich (17 June 1941, Riga) — driver.

Lev Mintz was born into the family of Iosif Movshevich Mintz (1911, Riga), a factory worker, and Elka Girshevna Mintz (née Sternin) (1910, Vitebsk), a seamstress. Together with his mother, he was evacuated to the Chuvash ASSR during World War II (1941–1945). After returning to Riga, he completed seven grades of secondary school in 1956.

From 1956 to 1960, he worked first as an apprentice and then as a tailor at the “Baltijas Modes Ateljē” factory. He served in the Soviet Army from 1960 to 1963 in Pryluky, Ukraine. After demobilisation, he worked in Riga as a presser at the “Baltijas Modes Ateljē” factory (1964–1965), as a sailor-rescuer at the Bulduri rescue station (1965, Jūrmala), as a locksmith at the “Māra” factory (1965–1966), as a presser at the “Siluets” production association (1966–1968), and as a driver at Motor Column AK-4 (1968–1970).

In marriage with Khava Vulfovna Mintz (née Smolyakova) (1943, Dzhambul Region, Kazakh SSR), a son was born: Eduard Lvovich Mintz (1963, Riga).

In 1971, Lev Mintz received permission to emigrate to Israel, where since 1970 his cousin Rutshtein Frida Ilyinichna (1914, Riga) had been residing.

Iosif Movshevich Mintz (1911, Riga) — father
Elka Girshevna Mintz (née Sternin) (1910, Vitebsk) — mother
Rosa Iosifovna Mintz (1945–1945, Riga) — sister
Movsha Yazepovich Mintz (1946, Riga) — brother
Rutshtein Frida Ilyinichna (1914, Riga) — cousin
Khava Vulfovna Mintz (née Smolyakova) (1943) — wife
Eduard Lvovich Mintz (1963, Riga) — son