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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