Rybnik Efroim Yakovlevich (15.03.1933, Karsava) — fitter. At the beginning of the war, was evacuated with his parents to the “New Nalim” collective farm in the Tatar ASSR, attending a Tatar-language school there. Returning to Riga, in 1945 transferred to an incomplete secondary school, later renamed Latvian Railway School No. 1. In 1953, graduated from the Riga Light Industry Technical College, simultaneously working as a repair apprentice at the “Sarkana Tekstilniece” combine. After compulsory Soviet Army service (1953–55), returned to the combine as a trainee assistant master. Until 1958, was repair fitter at the “Zasulauka Manufaktūra” combine; later worked as head of the repair-mechanical department at the “Kurzemes Manufaktūra” combine and as fitter at the “Rigas Audums” combine.

In 1965, R. planned to move to Israel to join his mother's brothers, who had been living there since the 1930s: Rybnik (Valk) Blyuma (1904), Lavia (Valk) Avraham (1909) and Lavia (Valk) Moshe (1914).

A. Norman

Rybnik Yakov (1904) — father
Rybnik (Valk) Blyuma (1904) — mother
Rybnik (Altmark) Galina (1934) — wife
Rybnik Gita (1958) — daughter
Rybnik Ella (1960) — daughter
Lavia (Valk) Avraham (1909) — mother's brother
Lavia (Valk) Moshe (1914) — mother's brother