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Lazar Naumovich Aronshtam
Born June 8, 1896
Died March 25, 1938
Place of birth Borzna, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branch Soviet Red Army
Years of service 1918–1937
Rank Army Commissar 2nd rank
Battles/wars Russian Civil War

Lazar Naumovich Aronshtam (June 8, 1896 – March 25, 1938) was a Soviet political officer. He was born in what is now Ukraine. He was the brother of Grigory Aronshtam. He fought in the Russian Civil War on the side of the Bolsheviks. He was a member of the 17th Central Auditing Commission of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) which was established in 1934. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on May 31, 1937 and executed the following year. He was rehabilitated on June 2, 1956.

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