Jacob Lestschinsky
Jakob Lestschinsky | |
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יעקב לשצ'ינסקי | |
| Born | August 26, 1876 Horodyshche, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | March 22, 1966 (aged 89) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Known for | Jewish demography, economic history |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics, sociology |
| Institutions | YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Institute of Jewish Affairs |
Jakob Lestschinsky (also Jacob Lestschinsky, Yankev Leshtshinski, Yankev Leshchinski, Hebrew: יעקב לשצ'ינסקי; August 26, 1876 – March 22, 1966) was a Ukrainian-born Jewish statistician and sociologist. He specialized in Jewish demography and economic history, and wrote in Yiddish, German, and English. During the February Revolution in Russia he helped found the United Jewish Socialist Party and served on the editorial board of Naye Tsayt, its official journal. During the war he lived in New York City, and worked with the Institute of Jewish Affairs of the World Jewish Congress.