Matitjahu Šeskinas (1921–1941) was born in Šiauliai. In 1940, he graduated from the private Bialikas Jewish Gymnasium in Šiauliai. That same year, he entered the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University. On 19 September 1941, he was expelled from the university by the Order of 17 September 1941 of the Department of Higher Education under the Board of Education, which was subordinate to the National Socialists. According to the “Yad Vashem” database, Šeškinas was killed during the Holocaust.