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Leib Yaffe

Russian Jewish newspaper editor (1876–1948)

Leib Yaffe has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists June 5, 1876 in Hrodna, Belarus.

Born

June 5, 1876

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: March 11, 1948

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Birthplace
Hrodna, Belarus
Professions
journalist, opinion journalist, translator, writer, poet, Zionist
Citizenship
Russian Empire, Mandatory Palestine

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: June 5, 1876 (sztetl.org.pl) or in 1875 (baza-nazwisk.de).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

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All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Leib Yaffe born?

Leib Yaffe was born in Hrodna, Belarus.

When did Leib Yaffe die?

Leib Yaffe died on March 11, 1948.