Smotkina (née Koifman) Stella Mikhailovna (26 August 1956, Riga) — engineer.

From 1973 to 1976 Stella Smotkina worked as a technician at the design institute “Latgiprogorstroy.” From 1976 to 1986 she was employed as an engineer at the Central Design and Engineering Bureau for Mechanization and Automation, and from 1986 to 1988 again worked at the design institute “Latgiprogorstroy.” In 1981 she registered a marriage with Gershn Smotkin (1951).

Her father, Mikhail Koifman (1932), emigrated to Israel for permanent residence in 1979. Her sister Bronislava Koifman (1958) moved to Israel in 1989.

In 1990, Stella Smotkina and her family planned to move to Israel.

Family:

Gershn Smotkin (1951) — husband
David Smotkin (1982) — son
Emil Smotkin (1984) — son
Mikhail Koyfman (1932) — father
Neama Koyfman (née Antikol; 1928–1989) — mother
Bronislava Koyfman (1958) — sister