Sosner Solomon Zalmanovich (7 May 1941, Riga) — electrician.

Solomon Sosner was born into the family of workers Khaya Sosner (née Blat, Traugote) (1919, Riga) and Zalman Sosner (1913, Riga — 1966, Riga). In 1941, he was evacuated with his mother to the Uzbek SSR. In 1946, the family returned to Riga.

In 1956, he graduated from Riga Seven-Year School No. 20.

From 1956 to 1958, he worked as a sheet-metal worker at the artel “Avangard.” From 1958 to 1960, he worked as a shoemaker at the factory “Pioner.” In 1960, he was convicted under Article 2, Part 2 of the RSFSR Criminal Code and sentenced to one year of corrective labour in Valmiera.

From 1961 to 1962, he worked as an electrician at the Riga Carriage Works. From 1962 to 1965, he served in the Soviet Army (military unit 25369, Georgia). In 1964, he completed his secondary education in Marneuli, Georgian SSR.

In 1965, he returned to Riga and worked at the Riga Carriage Works. From 1965 to 1968, he worked as an electrical fitter at the plant “Reagent,” and from 1968 to 1971 as an electrician at the plant “Darbs.”

He was married twice. From his first marriage to Larisa Tsvetkova (née Port) (marriage dissolved in 1966), he had a daughter, Zhanetta Karakhon (née Port) (1965).

From his second marriage to Estera Sosner (née Altman) (1937, Vārkava, Preiļi District), he had daughters Ilana Sosner (1965, Riga) and Sofiya Sosner (1969, Riga).

In 1971, Solomon Sosner and his family received permission to emigrate to Israel to join his mother, who had recently left Latvia.

Family:

Larisa Tsvetkova (née Port) — first wife
Zhanetta Karakhon (née Port) (1965) — daughter
Estera Sosner (née Altman) (1937, Vārkava, Preiļi District) — second wife
Ilana Sosner (1965, Riga) — daughter
Sofia Sosner (1969, Riga) — daughter
Khaya Sosner (née Blat, Traugote) (1919, Riga) — mother
Zalman Sosner (1913, Riga — 1966, Riga) — father
Simma Kogan (née Sosner) (1946, Riga) — sister
Abram Sosner (1948, Riga) — brother
Basya Korytskaya (1949, Israel) — wife’s half-sister