Rubin Ilya Tsemakhovich (15 December 1904, Rēzekne) — mechanic.

Ilya Rubin was the son of Tselmakh Rubin (1868, Rēzekne — 1920) and Dveira Rubin (née Minsker) (1873, Kreitzburg — 1941, Krustpils). In 1916–1917 he lived and studied in Kursk, and in 1917 returned to Rēzekne. In 1918 he moved with his parents to Riga. He studied at the Landau Gymnasium.

In 1924 he lived in Germany and studied at a technical school in Altenburg. In 1924–1927 he worked as an apprentice in the office of the sawmill and flour mill “Yakor” in Riga. In 1927–1928 he completed military service in the Latvian Army in the Vidzeme Artillery Regiment. In 1928–1932 he worked as a technician installing electro-medical equipment at the firm “A. S. Klein” in Riga. In 1932–1934 he worked as a salesman at the joint-stock company “Gentlemen.” In 1935–1940 he was a salesman and later head of a department at the firm “Auto-Moto.” In 1940–1941 he worked as a repair technician of electro-medical equipment at a clinic near the VEF factory.

In 1941 he was convicted under Article 169 and sentenced to one year of imprisonment, but the sentence was later revoked. In 1941–1946 he worked in the settlement of Dominka. In 1946–1952 he worked as a cash-register mechanic at the Latvian office “Gastronom.” In 1953 he was convicted under Article 142, part 1, and sentenced to five years of imprisonment; he was released early in 1955. From 1955 he worked as a cash-register mechanic at the Riga Central Department Store.

He was married in his second marriage to Dveira Rubin (née Lak) (1917, Vitebsk). During the Holocaust his mother, his brother Pavel Rubin (1903, Rēzekne — 1941),and his first wife Frida Rubin (née Tager) (1916 — 1941) were killed.

In 1960 Ilya Rubin applied for permission to emigrate to Israel, which was granted in 1965.

Family:

Frida Rubin (née Tager) (1916 — 1941) — first wife
Dveira Rubin (née Lak) (1917, Vitebsk) — second wife
Tselmakh Rubin (1868, Rēzekne — 1920) — father
Dveira Rubin (née Minsker) (1873, Kreitzburg — 1941, Krustpils) — mother
Pavel Rubin (1903, Rēzekne — 1941) — brother
Maria Altshuler (née Rubin) (1894, Rēzekne) — sister
Elena Anshelevich (née Rubin) (1896, Rēzekne) — sister

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