Leon Israel

Leon Israel (; December 12, 1887 – January 12, 1955), known under the pseudonym "Lola" , was an American artist. Born and raised in Pinsk, he immigrated to the United States in 1905. He worked there as a famous cartoonist and painter.

Early life Leon Israel was born on December 12, 1887 in Pinsk in the Russian Empire, modern-day Belarus. He was educated both in religious schools as well as a Russian school. The 2020 book How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish, an anthology of American Yiddish literature, describes Israel as a "prolific and talented cartoonist".

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