Soyferman (Soifermann) (Beck) Zara (Sara) Izrailevna (29 October 1938, Daugavpils) — engineer.

Zara Soyferman was born into the family of Izrail Beck (1916, Saratov) and Blyuma Beck (née Kazarnovskaya) (1914, Daugavpils). In 1958, she graduated from the Riga Technical School of Food and Light Industry.

From 1963 to 1965, she worked as a laboratory assistant at the Riga Central Design Bureau; from 1965 to 1969 as a senior laboratory assistant at the Special Design Bureau for Chemicalisation; and from 1969 to 1986 as an engineer and senior engineer at the Scientific Production Association “Aerosol” (formerly SKBKh, “Latvbytchim,” “Soyuzbytchim”).

In 1971, she graduated from the All-Union Correspondence Institute of Textile and Light Industry with a specialisation in polymer and film materials technology and artificial leather.

She married Mikhail Soyferman (1935, Vinnytsia Region — 1982, Riga). Their son is Felix Soyferman (1958, Riga).

In 1986, Zara Soyferman received permission to emigrate to Israel to join her parents, who had previously left Latvia.

Family:

Mikhail Soyferman (1935, Vinnytsia Region — 1982, Riga) — husband
Felix Soyferman (1958, Riga) — son
Izrail Beck (1916, Saratov) — father
Blyuma Beck (née Kazarnovskaya) (1914, Daugavpils) — mother
Basya Kogan (née Beck) (1946, Riga) — sister