Lipe Ben-Tsion Novakhovitsh aka “Morris Vintshevsky”, Born 1856 in Jonava, Lithuania

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He was also the creator of the “Poilisher Yid” name he chose to demonstrate to Western Jews that the Poles were not ashamed of their origin, a publication that later passed to NY with the name “Di Tzukunft” and was also the founder of the Forverts that continues its publication until today.