Murin Lazar (Lasar) Abramovich (3 October 1904, Daugavpils) — sales agent.
Lazar Murin was the son of Abram Murin (1875, Daugavpils — 1927, Daugavpils) and Feiga Murina (1878, Daugavpils — 1936, Daugavpils). The family had four children: Lazar Murin himself; Alexander Murin (1900, Daugavpils — 1968, Leningrad); David Murin (1899, Daugavpils — 1941, Kaunas); and Riva Murina (1897, Daugavpils).
In 1924 Lazar Murin completed eight grades of basic school in Daugavpils and moved to Riga. From 1925 to 1927 he worked as a clerk at a household-goods warehouse in Riga. In 1927–1929 he served in the Latvian Army. From 1929 to 1935 he worked as an agent at Lipman’s coal enterprise in Riga, and from 1935 to 1940 as a sales agent at Kellermann’s building-materials warehouse in Riga.
In 1940–1941 he worked as an inspector for Voenflottorg. In 1941 he was evacuated to Alma-Ata. In 1942 he served as warehouse manager at a local evacuation point. In 1943 he was drafted into the Soviet Army and took part in combat operations on the 2nd Ukrainian Front and the 1st Baltic Front. He was demobilized in 1947 with the rank of lieutenant.
From 1948 to 1963 Lazar Murin worked as an inspector–salesman at the enterprise Latlesstroytorg. In 1964 he was convicted of bribery of officials and sentenced to 4.5 years of imprisonment. In 1968 he worked as a loader at the Construction and Repair Department of the Lenin District of Riga. From 1969 to 1975 he worked as an engineer and loader at the Riga refrigerated warehouse base.
Lazar Murin was awarded the medals “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–45,” “25 Years of Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–45,” and “50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR.”
In marriage with Ida Murina (née Naikhina) (1912, Riga), two children were born: Clark Murin (1939, Riga) and Faina Feldman (née Murina) (1946, Riga).
In 1975 Lazar Murin, together with his sister, received permission to emigrate to Israel.
Family:
Ida Murina (née Naikhina) (1912, Riga) — wife
Clark Murin (1939, Riga) — son
Faina Feldman (née Murina) (1946, Riga) — daughter
Abram Murin (1875–1927) — father
Feiga Murina (1878–1936) — mother
Alexander Murin (1900–1968) — brother
David Murin (1899–1941) — brother
Riva Murina (1897, Daugavpils) — sister