Prus Boris Shmuilovich (22 December 1934, Leningrad) — mechanic. Son of Shmuil Prus (…) and Shterna Prus (…–1942, Tashkent).

In 1941 Boris Prus was evacuated to Tashkent. After his mother’s death, he remained in the Uzbek SSR, where he completed five grades of primary school. In 1952, he moved to Riga. In 1953–54 he was an apprentice mechanic and mechanic for sewing equipment in the Uzņēmība and Dzirkstele artels. In 1955 he completed the 7th grade of an evening school for working youth. In 1955–56 he was a cutter at the Brīvais Strādnieks artel. In 1957–58 he was a knitter at the Daugava artel. From 1958 he worked as a collector of recyclable materials at the Riga City Procurement Office.

Married to Galina Berezina (1932, Nevel, Pskov Region), with whom he had children: Yeyseif Prus (1957, Riga) and Aron Prus (1958, Riga). In 1961, Boris Prus submitted his first application to emigrate from the USSR, invited by his father, who had been living in Israel since 1946. The family was granted permission to leave in 1965.

Family:

Galina Berezina (1932, Nevel, Pskov Region) — wife
Yeyseif Prus (1957, Riga) — son
Aron Prus (1958, Riga) — son
Shmuil Prus (…) — father
Shterna Prus (…–1942, Tashkent) — mother