Jewish Encyclopedia of Russia
Surnames starting with the letter I

translated by Josif and Vitaly Charny

The following list is a translation of names and minimal personal data for 8,500 people included in Jewish Encyclopedia of Russia (Rossiyskaya Evreiskaya Entsiclopediya); first edition; 1995, Moscow.

Famous people who are listed in the book, which in fact is a biographical dictionary, were born in Russia, the USSR, the Russian Empire, or lived there. This is the first edition of this kind in Russia and a large group of specialists from Russia, Israel and other countries participated in the project.

There are many more well known people in Russia to be included in the next edition of the book. We have to remember that the success of many of these people was achieved against all odds related to limited opportunities that Jews had in Russia.

The translation is an attempt to inform people about this additional source available for researchers.

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Surname Given name Patronymic Birth date Birth place Death date Death place Occupation aka (other name) Entry number
IDELSONAbrakham Tsvi 1882Filtsburg, Kurlandia1938Johannesburg, South AfricaMusic 2635
IDELSONAvraam 1865Vekshnyai, Kovno1921Berlin, GermanyAuthor 2636
IDELSONBeba 1895Ekaterinoslav1975Tel-AvivUnion LeaderTrakhtenbereg2637
IDELSONIsrael 1895Konotop, Chernig1965Yagur IsraelPublic FigureBar-Iekhudi2639
IDELSONJerry 1893Libava, Kurlandia1974Johannesburg, South AfricaMisic 2638
IDELSONLevIosifovich1930Baku  Medicine 2640
IDELSONNaum Ilich 1885St. Petersburg1951St. PetersburgPhysics 2641
IDLISGrigoryMoiseevich1928Penza  Astronomer 2642
IEGUDATsvi 1888 1964IsraelPoliticsZaltsman2644
IEGUDAZhoze 1892 1966 Author 2643
IERUSALIMSKYMoishe-Nokhum Ben Veniamin 1855Bershad, Podolia1916Khorol, PoltavaRabbi 2645
IGINIosif Ilich 1910Propoisk, Mogilev1975MoscowArtistGinzburg2633
IGNATOVDavid 1885Brusilov, Kiev1954New YorkAuthorIgnatovsky2634
ILFIlyaMoiseevich1897Odessa1937MoscowAuthorIlya Arnoldovich Fainzilberg2661
ILINIlyaMoiseevich1893Ananev, Kherson1973KishinevParty Functionary 2658
ILINM. 1895/6Bakhmut, Ekaterinoslav1953MoscowAuthorIlya Yakovlevich Marshak2659
ILINYevgeny Ilich 1922Mogilev1987MoscowAuthorRoitman2657
ILINAElena 1901Ostrogozhsk, Voronezh1964MoscowAuthorLiya Yakovlevna Preis2660
ILIZAROVGavriilAbramovich1921Kusary, Azerbaijan1992KurganMedicine 2654
ILLAZAROVIsayIllazarovich1920Nalchik, Caucasus1944 Military Hero 2655
ILOVSKYVladimirSemionovich1954   Education 2656
IMYANITOVIlyaMoiseevich1918Torzhok, Tver1987LeningradGeophysics 2662
INBERVeraMikhailovna1890Odessa1972MoscowAuthor 2663
INDENBOMVladimirLvovich1924Moscow  Physics 2666
INGERAizikGennadevich1925Ekaterinopol, Kiev  Literature Study 2664
INGERGrigoryBentsianovich1910Sarny, Volyn  Artist 2665
IOMikhail 1895Vitebsk1960Riga, LatviaAuthorMeer Ioffe2720
IOFANBorisMikhailovich1891Odessa1976MoscowArchtect 2671
IOFANDmitriyMikhailovich1885Odessa1961MoscowArchtect 2672
IOFEVictorKivovich1907Chernigov  Engineering 2673
IOFFEAbramFedorovich1880Romny, Poltava1960LeningradPhysics 2675
IOFFEAleksandrYevseevich1918Moscow1976MoscowHistory 2676
IOFFEBorisLazarevich1926Moscow  Physics 2677
IOFFEDina ?Vilna1943Cc Treblinka, PolandAuthorNadezhda2681
IOFFEEliezer Lipa 1882Khotin, Bessarabia1942NagalalZionist 2691
IOFFEGenrikhZinovevich1928Moscow  History 2679
IOFFEGilel 1864Bristovka, Ekaterinoslav1936Haifa, IsraelMedicine 2680
IOFFEIeremiya-Isaevich 1891Nezhin, Chernigov1947Bulduri, LatviaArt Study 2683
IOFFEIosif 1853 1915New YorkAuthor 2684
IOFFEIrinaLvovna1915Ekaterinoslav1989MoscowTranslatorI.lvova2685
IOFFEIsaakSolomonovich1900 ? Chemistry 2686
IOFFEKhiena 1900Shchuchin, Vilna1958 Author 2690
IOFFELeib 1876Grodno1948JerusalemAuthor 2687
IOFFEMikhailFadeevich1907Priluki, Poltava1985MoscowMilitary 2688
IOFFEMordkhe 1899Dusyaty, Kovno1961New YorkAuthor 2689
IOFFEVladimir Ilich 1898Mglin, Chernigov1979LeningradMicrobiology 2678
IOFFEYuda 1873Bakhmut, Ekaterinoslav1966New YorkPhilologist 2692
IOFFEYudl 1882Borzna, Chernigov1941MoscowAuthor 2693
IOFFEZelikAronovich1903Dashkovka, Mogilev1980MoscowEngineering 2682
IOFISNaumAbramovich1913   Engineering 2674
IOGIKHESLeonidIosifovich1867Vilna1919Berlin, GermanyUnion LeaderYan Tyshka; Grozovsky; Otto Karlov; Engelman2667
Surname Given name Patronymic Birth date Birth place Death date Death place Occupation aka (other name) Entry number
IOKHELESAleksandrLvovich1912Moscow1978MoscowMusic 2694
IOKHELESYevgenyLvovich1908Moscow1989MoscowArchtect 2695
IOKHELSONVladimir Ilich 1855Vilna1937UsaEastern StadyGoldovsky, Veniamin2696
IOLLOSGrigoryBorisovich1859Odessa1907MoscowAuthor 2668
IONOVIlyaIonovich1887Odessa1942 Publisher 2669
IOSADEYakov 1911Kalvaria, Suvalski  Author 2721
IOSHPEAllaYakovlevna1937Moscow  Singer 2722
IOSILOVICHIsaakBorisovich1909 1972MoscowEngineering 2670
IPPOBorisMikhailovich1898Tikhvin, Novgorod1937MoscowParty Functionary 2697
IRETSKYVictorYakovlevich1882Kharkov1936Berlin, GermanyAuthorGlikman2700
IRGERIosifMarkovich1910Minsk1982MoscowMedicine 2698
IRGERYulyMarkovich1897Minsk1941MinskMedicine 2699
IRTENEVIgorMoiseevich1947Moscow  Author 2701
ISAKOVICHGaroldGrigorevich1931Moscow  Archtect 2702
ISAKOVICHMikhailAleksandrovich1911Odessa1982MoscowPhysics 2703
ISBAKHAleksandr 1904Dvinsk, Vitebsk1977MoscowAuthorIsaak Abramovich Bakhrakh2704
ISERLISYulyDavydovich1888Kishinev1968London, UkMusic 2705
ISH-SHALOMItskhok-Aizik 1875Kovno1944Iakhlat-ItskhakRabbiFridman2718
ISH-SHALOMMordekhay 1902Vilna  Public FigureFridman2719
ISSERSONGeorgySamnoilovich1898St. Petersburg1976MoscowMilitary 2706
ISUVIosifGrigorevich1878Vitebsk1920MoscowPoliticsAndreevich2707
ITELSONLevBorisovich1926Baku1974VladimirPsychology 2708
ITENBERGBorisSamuilovich1921Klintsy, Gomel  History 2709
ITINLevIosifovich1909 1978MoscowEconomy 2711
ITINVivianAzarevich1893Ufa1939 Author 2710
ITKISMoiseyAbramovich1929Torgovitsa, Volyn  Sport 2712
ITKOVICHMoishe 1902Minsk1986MoscowTranslator 2713
ITSIKSONMiron Ilich 1911 1985 Geology 2714
ITSKHOKIYakovSemionovich1906Disna, Vilna1984MoscowEngineering 2717
ITSKINMaksSemionovich1902Slutsk, Minsk1965LeningradMedicine 2715
ITSKOVICHZelman Ilich 1902Lubny, Poltava1965MoscowAirplane DesignerIsaakovich2716
IVANTERBenyaminAbramovich1904Vilna1942 Author 2631
IVENITSKYAvrom 1892Zhitkovichi, Minsk1943WarsawAuthor 2632
IZAKGrigoryDavydovich1934Leningrad  Engineering 2646
IZAKSONAleksandrMikhailovich1899Mogilev1981MoscowEngineeringIzrail Movshevich2647
IZBANShmuel 1905Gostinin  AuthorIzbitsky2648
IZGOEVAleksandrSolomonovich1872Vilna1935Haapsadu, EstoniaPoliticsLande, Aron2649
IZMAILOVLionMoiseevich1940Mogilev  AuthorPolyak2650
IZRAELSONYakovIzrailevich1856Mitava, Kurlandia1924Liepaia, LatviaAuthor 2653
IZRAILEVICHLeonidIosifovich1909Rostov-On-Don1993 Music 2652
IZRAILOVTankhoSelimovich1917Baku1981MoscowDancer 2651
Surname Given name Patronymic Birth date Birth place Death date Death place Occupation aka (other name) Entry number