Yakov Lidski (or Yankev Lidski; Yiddish: יעקב לידסקי; 1868 in Slonim, Grodno Governorate, Russia – June 1, 1921 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Warsaw-based Jewish bookseller and publisher, pioneer of Yiddish literature publishing. Founder of “Progress” publishing house, which was the first to publish modern Yiddish literature, and co-founder and owner of the important publishing syndicate “Central.”
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1868 Slonim, Grodno Governorate
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1 June 1921 (aged 52) Warsaw, Poland
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