Dr. of philosophy Moisey Lurye was born in Shumilino, Belorussia (USSR), 1901 to Leyba. He was a historian and married to Mariya nee Vaysfeld. Prior to WWII he lived in Leningrad, Russia (USSR). During the war he was in the Soviet armed forces. Dr. of philosophy Lurye was killed in military service in WWII. Place of death: Leningrad, Russia (USSR), 30/11/1941.
Among the Jewish soldiers killed in WWII, especially in the Red Army, tens of thousands were singled out and murdered as Jews while in captivity as prisoners of war.