Friday 12 August 2016

YOSL ZAYFMAN

YOSL ZAYFMAN
            He was born in Braynsk (Brańsk), Bialystok region, Russian Poland.  He studied in religious elementary schools and secular subjects privately.  He published and edited a holiday newspaper entitled Braynsker lebn (Braynsk life), twelve issues (1935-1939).  He died during the Nazi occupation during WWII.

Sources: Braynsk-seyfer hazikorn, a bashraybung fun unzer heym (Memory book for Byansk, a description of our home) (New York, 1948), p. 221.
Yankev Kahan


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