Smotkin Iosif Bentsionovich (28 May 1895, Riga) — tailor.

After completing four years of primary school, from 1928 to 1941 Iosif Smotkin worked as a tailor in private workshops. During the war, he was evacuated and worked as a tailor at Factory No. 119 in the city of Gorky. After returning to Riga, he remained faithful to his profession and worked as a tailor at the Riga State Philharmonic (1945–1946), the artel “9 May” (1946–1948), and the military trade organisation (Voentorg) (1948–1958). From 1958, he was a pensioner due to old age.

His parents, Bentsion Smotkin (date of birth unknown — 1941) and Bela Smotkina (date of birth unknown — 1941), as well as his sisters Bela Tsureva (née Smotkina) (date of birth unknown — 1941), Gita Mikhlson (née Smotkina) (date of birth unknown — 1941), and Khava Druyan (née Smotkina) (date of birth unknown — 1941), perished in the Riga Ghetto in 1941.

His sister Feyza Smotkina (date of birth unknown — 1943) died in evacuation.

His brother Isaak Smotkin (date of birth unknown — 1926) died in 1926.

From 1957, his daughter Leya Segal (née Smotkina) (1925) lived in Israel. In 1964, Iosif Smotkin and his wife, Noami Smotkina (née Livshits) (1900), applied for permission to move to join their daughter.

Family:

Noami Smotkina (née Livshits) (1900) — wife
Sholom Smotkin (1922) — son
Rafail Smotkin (1924) — son
Leya Segal (née Smotkina) (1925) — daughter
Ita Jakobson (née Smotkina) (1930) — daughter
Bentsion Smotkin (date of birth unknown — 1941) — father
Bela Smotkina (date of birth unknown — 1941) — mother
Bela Tsureva (née Smotkina) (date of birth unknown — 1941) — sister
Isaak Smotkin (date of birth unknown — 1926) — brother
Gita Mikhlson (née Smotkina) (date of birth unknown — 1941) — sister
Khava Druyan (née Smotkina) (date of birth unknown — 1941) — sister
Feyza Smotkina (date of birth unknown — 1943) — sister