Leah Levin
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Leah Levin | |
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| Born | Sarah Leah Kacev 1 April 1926 |
| 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 honourary 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]
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. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ Obituaries, Telegraph (2024-06-24). "Leah Levin, leading campaigner on human rights – obituary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "Leah Levin obituary". www.thetimes.com. 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "Honorary Graduates – Honorary Graduates – University of Essex". www.essex.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- ^ Says, Tineke Van Roozendaal (2024-06-07). "Obituary of Leah Levin: 1926 – 2024". Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ Murphy, Brian (June 26, 2024). "Leah Levin, international human rights advocate, dies at 98". Washington Post.
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