Stol Iosif Mikhailovich (22 June 1926, Riga) — shoemaker.

Iosif Stol was born into the family of Golda Stol (née Hamburg) (1897, Daugavpils — 1972, Riga) and Mikhail Stol (1896, Daugavpils — 1961, Riga). In 1940, he completed primary school in Riga.

In 1941, he was evacuated to the Kazakh SSR. From 1941 to 1943, he worked as a spinner at a wool factory in the settlement of Kargaly, Dzhambul district, Alma-Ata region. In 1943, he was mobilised into the Soviet Army and took part in combat as part of the 308th Latvian Division. He was demobilised after being wounded.

From 1945 to 1949, he was a disability pensioner. From 1949 to 1953, he worked as a shoemaker in the disabled people’s artel “Riga Footwear.” From 1954 to 1966, he was a shoemaker at the “1 May” factory. From 1966 to 1978, he worked as a third-grade sole-layer (assembler) at the production association “Sputnik.”

He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class.

He was married to Austra Liepa (née Siliņa) (1918, Valka). His brother Meyer Stol (1920, Riga — 1942) was killed in action during the Second World War.

In 1978, he received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his sister, Sara-Lea Kuperberg (1924, Riga), who had repatriated to Poland in the 1960s with her husband, Moses Kuperberg (1914, Opatów, Poland).

Family:

Austra Liepa (née Siliņa) (1918, Valka) — wife
Golda Stol (née Hamburg) (1897, Daugavpils — 1972, Riga) — mother
Mikhail Stol (1896, Daugavpils — 1961, Riga) — father
Yakov Stol (1918, Perm — 1972, Riga) — brother
Meyer Stol (1920, Riga — 1942) — brother
Sara-Lea Kuperberg (1924, Riga) — sister
Moses Kuperberg (1914, Opatów, Poland) — brother-in-law