About Leah Levin
Lived 1926 – 2024 (aged 98). Leah Levin was a human rights defender.
Leah Levin OBE (1 April 1926 – 25 May 2024) was a Lithuanian-born British human rights activist.
Biography Levin was born Sarah Leah Kacev on 1 April 1926 in Lithuania and grew up as Leah Katzeff in Piketberg, South Africa.
Levin attended University of Cape Town and the University of Zimbabwe. Levin was director of the Justice organisation from 1982 to 1992. Under her tenure the organisation helped to free the Birmingham Six.
She was an honorary graduate at the University of Essex. She was the author of UNESCO's Human Rights: Questions and Answers, which is one of the world's most widely disseminated books on human rights.
Personal life Her sons Jeremy Levin and David Levin are businessmen.
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Who was Leah Levin?
human rights campaigner
When was Leah Levin born?
Leah Levin was born on 1 April 1926 in Lithuania, Mažeikiai.
When did Leah Levin die?
Leah Levin died on 25 May 2024 in London.
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Leah Levin was a human rights defender.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Leah Levin. https://biography.guide/leah-levin/
MLA: "Leah Levin." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/leah-levin/.
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