Abram Fedorovich Ioffe
Origin/Culture/Country: SovietAbram Fedorovich Ioffe: was a prominent Soviet/Russian physicist born in Ukraine. He was awarded Stalin Prize in 1942, Lenin Prize in 1960 (posthumously), Hero of Socialist Labor in 1955.
Abram Leonidovich Khavin
Origin/Culture/Country: UkrainianAbram Leonidovich Khavin: was a Ukrainian chess master. During World War II, he won in Lvov in 1940 (West UKR-ch); In 1940, he also took 10th in Kiev (12th UKR-ch, Boleslavsky won) and took 11th in Kiev (USSR-ch, sf). In June 1941, he played in interrupted (because of the German–Soviet war) tournament in Rostov-on-Don (USSR-ch, sf). In 1944 he shared 1st in Omsk (USSR-ch, sf). and tied for 11-13th in Moscow (13th USSR-ch, Mikhail Botvinnik won)
Abram Zamikhovsky
Origin/Culture/Country: UkrainianAbram Zamikhovsky: was a Ukrainian chess master and former national champion. In 1931 he won the 6th Ukranian Championship in Kharkov ahead of Vsevolod Rauzer and took 14th in the 7th USSR Championship in Moscow (Mikhail Botvinnik won). At that time, he was a student of medical faculty at the Kiev University. In 1936, he took 8th in the 16th Championship of Moscow. In 1938, he took 2nd, behind Isaac Boleslavsky, in Kiev (10th UKR-ch).