Smargon Alexander Yakovlevich (3 April 1962, Daugavpils) — engineer.

Alexander Smargon was born into the family of Yakov Nisonovich Smargon (1927, Dvinsk [now Daugavpils]) and Frida Zalmanovna Smargon (née Gurvich) (1935, Dvinsk).

He studied at Daugavpils Secondary School No. 11 (1975–1979) and graduated from the Riga Polytechnic Institute (1979–1984). From 1984 to 1990, he worked as an engineering technician (adjustment engineer) at the Drive Chain Factory.

He married Maya Borisovna Smargon (née Volkovich) (1964, Latvia). Their children are twin sons, Mark Alexandrovich Smargon (1985, Daugavpils) and Ilya Alexandrovich Smargon (1985, Daugavpils).

In 1990, Alexander Smargon received permission to emigrate to Israel, where his relatives resided: since 1979, his sister Zelda Yakovlevna Halperina (née Smargon) (1956, Daugavpils), and since 1971, his uncle (his father’s brother), Israel Nisonovich Smargon (1925, Dvinsk).

Family:

Yakov Nisonovich Smargon (1927) — father
Frida Zalmanovna Smargon (née Gurvich) (1935) — mother
Israel Nisonovich Smargon (1925) — uncle
Zelda Yakovlevna Halperina (née Smargon) (1956) — sister
Maya Borisovna Smargon (née Volkovich) (1964) — wife
Mark Alexandrovich Smargon (1985) — son
Ilya Alexandrovich Smargon (1985) — son