Smolyar (Smolar) Mikhail (Michail) Borisovich (29 April 1904, Vaskovichi, Korosten District, Zhytomyr Region — ?, ?) — manual worker.
From 1918 to 1924, Mikhail Smolyar worked for the private blacksmith Rybkovsky in Vaskovichi. From 1924 to 1935, he was a labourer and loader at the Quarry Administration of the Ukrshlyakhbud Trust. From 1935 to 1941, he worked as a dispatcher at the artel “Utilshchik.”
From 1941 to 1942, he was evacuated to Cheremkhovo, Irkutsk Region. From 1942 to 1945, he took part in combat operations in the ranks of the Soviet Army.
From 1945 to 1946, he worked as an inspector in the Cheremkhovo City Trade Department; from 1946 to 1953 as a shop manager in the ORS of Korosten, Zhytomyr Region; from 1954 to 1955 as a dispatcher in the 3rd Riga Municipal Food Trade; from 1955 to 1956 as a dispatcher at the Latvian office “Latbakaleya”; from 1956 to 1957 as a senior executive at SU-18 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Riga; from 1957 to 1962 as head of a section at Military Warehouse No. 6 of the Border Troops (Riga); from 1963 to 1966 as a supply agent at the Riga Nautical School; and from 1966 to 1970 as warehouse manager at the furniture firm “Rīga.”
He was awarded the medals “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945” and “50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR.”
He was married twice. His first wife was Tsipa Tsudikovna Smolyar (née German) (1900, Pogoreloye, Korosten District, Ukraine — 1963, Riga).
Their daughter Klara Mikhailovna Smolyar (b. 1927, Korosten) emigrated to Israel in 1974.
Their son Mikhail (Michael) Mikhailovich Smolyar (b. 1929, Korosten) emigrated to Israel in 1967.
His second wife was Esfir Izrailevna Zarenko (1916, Rostov-on-Don — ?, ?).
Mikhail Smolyar was born into the family of Boris Minashevich Smolyar (1878, Korosten District — 1942, Korosten District), who perished in the Holocaust, and Sofiya Samoylovna Smolyar (née Vilerman) (1880, Vaskovichi, Korosten District — 1942, Korosten District), who also perished in the Holocaust.
His brothers were Yakov Borisovich Smolyar (1902, Vaskovichi — 1943, ?), who was killed in action on the Belarusian Front; Tsalik Borisovich Smolyar (1900, Vaskovichi — 1941, Kyiv), who perished in the Holocaust; Lev Borisovich Smolyar (1909, Kaskovichi — 1942, ?), a lieutenant of the Soviet Army, killed at the front; Efim Borisovich Smolyar (1907, Vaskovichi — 1963, Riga); Roman Borisovich Smolyar (1912, Vaskovichi — 1970, Lviv); and Dmitry Borisovich Smolyar (b. 1922, Vaskovichi).
His sister was Rakhil Borisovna Kukshina (née Smolyar) (b. 1918, Vaskovichi).
Family:
Tsipa Tsudikovna Smolyar (née German) (1900, Pogoreloye, Korosten District, Ukraine — 1963, Riga) — first wife
Klara Mikhailovna Smolyar (b. 1927, Korosten) — daughter
Mikhail (Michael) Mikhailovich Smolyar (b. 1929, Korosten) — son
Esfir Izrailevna Zarenko (1916, Rostov-on-Don — ?, ?) — second wife
Boris Minashevich Smolyar (1878, Korosten District — 1942, Korosten District) — father
Sofiya Samoylovna Smolyar (née Vilerman) (1880, Vaskovichi, Korosten District — 1942, Korosten District) — mother
Yakov Borisovich Smolyar (1902, Vaskovichi — 1943, ?) — brother
Tsalik Borisovich Smolyar (1900, Vaskovichi — 1941, Kyiv) — brother
Lev Borisovich Smolyar (1909, Kaskovichi — 1942, ?) — brother
Efim Borisovich Smolyar (1907, Vaskovichi — 1963, Riga) — brother
Roman Borisovich Smolyar (1912, Vaskovichi — 1970, Lviv) — brother
Dmitry Borisovich Smolyar (b. 1922, Vaskovichi) — brother
Rakhil Borisovna Kukshina (née Smolyar) (b. 1918, Vaskovichi) — sister