Leah Levin
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Leah Levin | |
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| Born | Sarah Leah Kacev 1 April 1926 Mažeikiai, Lithuania |
| Died | 25 May 2024 (aged 98) |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town University of Zimbabwe |
| Occupation | Human rights activist |
| Children | 3 |
Leah Levin OBE (1 April 1926 – 25 May 2024) was a Lithuanian-born British human rights activist.
Biography
[edit]Levin was born Sarah Leah Kacev on 1 April 1926 in Lithuania and grew up as Leah Katzeff in Piketberg, South Africa.[1]
Levin attended University of Cape Town and the University of Zimbabwe. Levin was director of the Justice organisation from 1982 to 1992.[2] Under her tenure the organisation helped to free the Birmingham Six.[3]
She was an honorary graduate at the University of Essex.[4] 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.[5][6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Her sons Jeremy Levin and David Levin are businessmen.
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Times". Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards. Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ↑ Obituaries, Telegraph (24 June 2024). "Leah Levin, leading campaigner on human rights – obituary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ↑ "Leah Levin obituary". www.thetimes.com. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ↑ "Honorary Graduates – Honorary Graduates – University of Essex". www.essex.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ↑ Says, Tineke Van Roozendaal (7 June 2024). "Obituary of Leah Levin: 1926 – 2024". Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ↑ Murphy, Brian (26 June 2024). "Leah Levin, international human rights advocate, dies at 98". Washington Post.
- ↑ Tessler, Gloria (25 October 2024). "Leah Levin: Lifelong campaigner for international human rights and legal reform". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via PressReader.