Leiba

Leiba is a given name and a surname of Jewish origin, a variant of Leib. Notable people with the surname include:

Surname

Given name

  • Avram Leiba Zissu (1888-1956), Jewish Romanian writer, political essayist, industrialist, Jewish community activist
  • Leiba Dobrovskii (1910-1969), Jewish Ukrainian soldier of the Soviet Red Army who was captured prisoner, hid his ethnic identity, escaped, and joined the Ukrainian Insurgent Army
  • Leiba Feldbin, birth name of Alexander Orlov (Soviet defector)
  • Ştrul Leiba Croitoru, birth name of Ion Călugăru (1902-1956), Jewish Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist, and critic

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