Leni Yahil
German historian of modern age and historian
About Leni Yahil
Lived 1912 – 2007 (aged 94–95). Leni Yahil was a German and Israeli historian of Modern Age, historian and university teacher.
Leni Yahil (; 1912–2007), née Leni Westphal, was a German-born Israeli historian, specializing in the Holocaust and Danish Jewry.
Early life Leni was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1912, and was raised in Potsdam, Germany.
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Who was Leni Yahil?
German historian of modern age and historian (1912–2007)
When was Leni Yahil born?
Leni Yahil was born in 1912 in Düsseldorf.
When did Leni Yahil die?
Leni Yahil died in 2007 in Jerusalem.
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Leni Yahil was a historian of Modern Age, historian and university teacher.
What nationality was Leni Yahil?
Leni Yahil was German and Israeli.
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