December 25, 1821
Leon Pinsker Is Born
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Leon Pinsker was born in Tomaszów Lubelski. The civil date is 25 December 1821.
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On this day, Leon Pinsker was born in Tomaszów Lubelski. Standard biographical notices give 13 December 1821 on the Julian calendar then used in the Russian Empire. That Old Style day is 25 December on the civil calendar. He later practiced as a physician in Odessa and became an early leader of Jewish national self-help.
He died in Odessa in 1891.
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- Leon Pinsker · English Wikipedia · Wikipedia View source
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