Shafir, Yankl
1908–1942
approx. 33 - 34 years
Descendant of a working family, he was born in Minsk. While still young, he began writing notices and articles in the Yiddish press for youths. For a number of years, he served as secretary to the editorial board of Yunger Arbiter (Young Laborer) in Minsk (1922-1935).
In early 1935 he was arrested with a group of young newspaper activists and spent a year in the Minsk prison. He was later secretary for Yunger Leninets (Young Leninist) until 1938, when the journal was closed down.
He died in the Minsk ghetto.