Shpungin Isak Leibovich (4.08.1941, Kazan) — photographer. Son of *Shpungin Leiba (1893, Daugavpils — 1974, Riga) and Shpungina (Levina) Khaya-Sara (1915, Daugavpils). Born in evacuation. From Kazan, moved with his mother to Kirov Oblast and in 1945 was re-evacuated to Riga. In 1954, completed 4 grades of primary school. In 1956–57 — general laborer in building management in Riga. In 1957–58 — plasterer at Riga Repair and Construction Administration. In 1958–59 — loader at Riga Dairy Plant. In 1959–61 — plumber at Building Management No. 69 of the Proletarsky District of Riga. In 1961–62 — electrician at the Kopyevskoye collective farm, Bolsherechensky District, Omsk Oblast. In 1962–64 — electrician at the Enbek collective farm, Turgay District, Kustanay Oblast, Kazakh SSR. In 1965–67 — general laborer at the Beryozovka collective farm, Karaganda Oblast. In 1967, Sh. was tried by the People's Court of Daugavpils District under Articles 88 pt.2, 89 pt.2 and 142 pt.2, and sentenced to three years' imprisonment; served at a corrective labor colony in Valmiera. In 1970–72 — photographer at the consumer services combine in Temirtau, Karaganda Oblast. In 1972–73 — general laborer at the “Virtsava” collective farm in Jelgava District. In 1973–76 — photographer at the Šiauliai District consumer services combine. In 1977–78 — photographer at the consumer services combine of Riga District. In 1977 — roofer at the “Pribaltika” sanatorium in Jūrmala.
In his marriage to Olova (Andreyeva, Shpungina) Lyubov (1943, Porkhov, Pskov Oblast) (dissolved 1973), children Shpungin Lazar (1963, Kazakh SSR), Shpungina Angela (1971, Kazakh SSR) and Shpungin Oleg (1973, Jelgava) were born. After the actual separation from his wife in 1972, the older children remained with their mother. Until 1975, Sh. did not know that after the divorce his youngest son had been born and placed in the Liepāja infant home. From 1975, Sh.'s son Oleg lived with Sh. and his second wife Shpungiene (Petkauskaite) Sigita (1950, Šiauliai). Sh. also adopted his wife's child from her first marriage, Shpungin Artur (1970, Šiauliai).
In 1979, Sh. received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his mother, who had left Latvia in 1971. In the 1980s, he lived in the USA and worked as a carpenter at Brooklyn hospital.
A. Norman
Olova (Andreyeva, Shpungina) Lyubov (1943, Porkhov, Pskov Oblast) — first wife
Shpungin Lazar (1963, Kazakh SSR) — son
Shpungina Angela (1971, Kazakh SSR) — daughter
Shpungin Oleg (1973, Jelgava) — son
Shpungiene (Petkauskaite) Sigita (1950, Šiauliai) — second wife
Shpungin Artur (1970, Šiauliai) — stepson
Shpungin Leiba (1893, Daugavpils — 1974, Riga) — father
Shpungina (Levina) Khaya-Sara (1915, Daugavpils) — mother
Shpungin Tsvi (1932, Daugavpils) — brother
Shpungin Ruben (1933, Daugavpils) — brother
Mandel (Shpungina, Zaks) Khana-Etl (1935, Daugavpils) — sister
Shpungin Moisei (1947, Riga) — brother
Shpungina Emma (1948, Riga) — sister